Where we stayed:

    The best part of the trip is that you get to stay with a host family and learn about how the people of Don Juan really live.  Many of the houses do not have running water and depend on water reservoirs that collect and distill rain water. The electricity also gets cut off often. Imagine trying to sleep in 80 degree heat with no fan on you! The houses are very small, but the people make do with what they have, and are VERY proud of their homes.  Walking down the street, we often were invited in to see the homes of the locals, almost as if we were part of their families.

The school in Don Juan	The Countryside on the way to smaller surrounding communities
Me and my roommates with our host family - Milagro and Jose	The view of Don Juan's Main street from the back of a pick up truck

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