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I went to the very small rural village of Llulluchani with a group of volunteers to repaint and repair the local school (a modest two-room building). During the two days of the project, we painted the roof, furniture, interior (after sanding all of the walls), and painted a new sign for the front. The villagers helped with a lot of the work - the men spread the concrete and plaster for the outside walls, and the women helped to cook for the group. Many children came from afar down the dirt paths to watch the foreigners at work (they had most likely never seen non-Bolivians before). In spite of language difficulties - the campesinos spoke quechua almost exlusively and we only had one (much appreciated) translator - children are children and they were in a playful mood, as you can see here.

Fui al pueblito de Llulluchani con un grupo de voluntarios para repintar y arreglar una escuela (chiquita, de dos salas). El proyecto duró dos días y pintamos el techo, las paredes (tras lijarlas), los muebles, y un nuevo letrero. Los campesinos ayudaron con varios aspectos del trabajo - los hombres con el yeso y cemento y las mujeres con la comida. Los niños, por su parte, vinieron para observar los extranjeros (probablemente jamás habían visto a gente como nosotros). A pesar de que no entendían el castellano (por allá se hablaba quechua), los niños se pusieron muy juguetones, como se ve en la foto.