hey guys! We´re back in Managua after an exhausting journey to Kukra River. A lot of information has been discovered and gathered! First off, there actually already exists a strong presence of composting latrines in the communities! This makes our project a whole lot easier, but also leaves a lot more room for additional projects in these communities! We found quite a few possible areas for future projects, but it actually seems like water is the biggest issue (contrary to what Marvin had mentioned). We paid $40 to have water samples tested for the water quality in san sebastian as well as las breñas (the communities that had the biggest water issues). While in Kukra River, we hosted community meetings in each of the three communities and also interviews with family members. San Sebastian was the only community that did not already have composting latrines. Both Caño Azul and Las Breñas had composting, or ´dry´, latrines installed for a fair portion of families thanks to the accion medica christian group. We rode mules a fair portion of the time but due to liability issues, I think our future plans should not encompass this mode of transportation (as one of our team members had fallen off of the mule due to muddy conditions and could easily have been stepped on and severely injured if not killed). We also were able to acquire lots of information on material prices in bluefields (for both the dry latrines as well as a potential water catchment system). Anyways, like I said, a lot of information has been discovered and Warren, Tim, and I plan to discuss it all in detail at this next meeting. Photos will be uploaded shortly.

-Julia