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Conclusion of Quebrada Banano Aqueduct Project – Panama

To read the details of the start of this project, CLICK HERE. Peace Corps Volunteer Nico Armstrong has succeeded in completing this project on schedule and within budget. The project had been stalled due to a lack of funds, and without his efforts, the vast portion of the community would have remained without water. After […]

Community Latrine Project – Panama

This project is to build 20 community latrines in Quebrada Pabón, a village Chiriquí, in the western part of Panama. This community is lacking sanitary facilities and there is no running water. Leaders were concerned about the health of the inhabitants and decided that sanitary latrines would be the best place to start. Panama is […]

Water and Sanitation Project – Panama

This project is to rehabilitate the aqueduct system that provides water to this community in Panama, and to construct 22 pit latrines. It is being administered by Peace Corps Volunteer M. Butterton, of North Carolina. The original aqueduct was built in 1985 and consists of a simple spring box, tank, and gravity-fed PVC tube system. […]

Quebrada Banano Aqueduct Project – Panama

Location Quebrada Banano, Bocas del Toro Province, Republic of Panama Community Description Quebrada Banano is a rural indigenous village of about 225 situated in the rolling hills between the Changuinola-Almirante highway and the old banana company railroad. Nearly all the residents are subsistence farmers, selling cacao for cash and growing plantains, peach palm and tubers […]