Rio Lindo
Rio Lindo is a small community located approximately 45 minutes outside the municipality of Joyabaj in the central highlands of Guatemala. Fifty families currently live there who primarily make a living through subsistence farming. The community contacted Mike Paddock of the Wisconsin Initiative for Guatemalan Infrastructure (WIGI), our partner NGO, in hopes of garnering technical assistance for the building of a bridge across the Lindo River. During the annual rainy season, (March through early August), the river is prone to flooding for long periods of time. This effectively isolates the community, as it becomes extremely dangerous, if not impossible, to cross the river to access the local school, hospital, and markets. In May of 2017, our team was able to complete a suspension bridge to connect this isolated community, so the community members could safely and quickly cross the Rio Lindo during the rainy season.
Rio Lindo is a small community located approximately 45 minutes outside the municipality of Joyabaj in the central highlands of Guatemala. Fifty families currently live there who primarily make a living through subsistence farming. The community contacted Mike Paddock of the Wisconsin Initiative for Guatemalan Infrastructure (WIGI), our partner NGO, in hopes of garnering technical assistance for the building of a bridge across the Lindo River. During the annual rainy season, (March through early August), the river is prone to flooding for long periods of time. This effectively isolates the community, as it becomes extremely dangerous, if not impossible, to cross the river to access the local school, hospital, and markets. In May of 2017, our team was able to complete a suspension bridge to connect this isolated community, so the community members could safely and quickly cross the Rio Lindo during the rainy season.
