Guayaramerin, Bolivia

The "Genesis" after a few days or work.

   Finally here!! All the years of desiring to come to South America is now a reality. The temperature is extremely hot and humid, but I love it! The hotel we stayed at was very obviously the best hotel in this Amazon town and was perfect for our purpose. The air conditioners ran continuously and the pool was very refreshing after a long days work.

Break time on the Genesis

   

   

  
   The purpose of this trip was for a team of 9 of us to to help build a boat that will be used on the Amazon Rivers. The boat, named Genesis, will bring medical aid and the Good News to all that are unaccessible other than by the river. 

This man came by where we were working
with his motorcar that was transformed into
a sugar cane juice making machine and
squeezed some cane right there for us.

At the work site these ants were an inspiration. To see
the steady stream of ant climbing up and down this
tree transporting leaves. Just an FYI ant don't like insect
repellent... as a test, a small line of repellent was 
sprayed in their line of travel and they were all confused 
until they figured out just to move the line 
over a few inches.

Ah yes, Cujo (we named him), was the dog that was
locked up at the house on the job site. The locals
keep their dogs locked up during the day so they
become more aggressive at night while
they are on guard duty.

To guess, I would say at least 96 % of the vehicles on 
the road were motorcycles. As seen here, entire families 
would ride together.Children, babies, large items, it 
didn't matter. There were no stop signs, no stop lights 
and only a couple of paved or stone roads, but they
made it work. Every evening many of the local would 
come to the town center and drive their motorcycles
around and around the circle. We're not sure if they 
did this just for fun or as a social time or to 
enjoy the (dusty) breeze.

In the town, many variations of motorcars were seen.
This man and a few others would drive around reading
and talking to all that could here. I have no idea what he
was saying. Now that I think about it, I should of asked.

A few shots of children from in town, from the church and just around the area where The Genesis was being built. It was so nice to see children out playing...  playing with toys they’ve made or games North American children don’t seem to have time for anymore.
  

 Here are just a few of my sun set and sun rise pictures