Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Highlight: Bicitekas
In Mexico City we were fortunate to stay at Bicitekas... A bicycle mechanic shop/bike activist center in the heart of D.F.. Thanks to a friend we made in the beach town of Sayulita, Gavo, got us in touch with the guys who run Bicitekas; Hernesto & Cheko. We stayed there for a whole week! Check out their site: http://bicitekas.org .. and some pics:
The upstairs loft area where we slept..
The other side/ The office..
Downstairs: The workshop
Skulls & Wheels
Tools
Their sweet logo..
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Highlight: Igloo Kokolo
Near the town of Tizapan El Alto, Jalisco we did some volunteer work through WWOOF at a sweet ranch called Igloo Kokolo.. It is located right on the edge of Laguna Chapala, the largest lake in Mexico. Igloo stands is for the fact that all of the structures on the lot are Igloos... and Kokolo stands for scorpion in a native language of the region (alacran in spanish).. Because the land is full of Kokolos... The owner Chavo plans on growing organic food on the lot, and for now work is still being done to get it ready for the food garden.. Most of the structures are built with earth bags & adobe and all of them except the kitchen is covered with concrete on the outside.. We helped Chavo excavate and move large boulders to build some stone walls.. It was hard and fun work!
The entrance..
Some igloos & Palapa
More igloos
Inside the kitchen
Ken, Sunny, and me with Chavo
View of Laguna Chapala from the hammock palapa..
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