I'm always impressed, make that, amazed, at the work ethic here. Often, it is hard physical work like these men working on the Aripo building. A bucket brigade of gravel. Aripo is/was filled with some of the best regional folk art. Each room
was something different, ceramics, embroidery, carvings, tin, etc.
I watched them for a while and imagined how heavy those buckets must be. Looked back-breaking to me, but these guys were having fun and getting it done. Lots of smiles and jokes while they worked quite quickly.
Probably needed to clear the street as soon as possible. Their work has been going on for months and the place was pretty impressive before, so it will be interesting to see it when it reopens.... and if it is still going to be Aripo. Ojala!
At several work sites in Oaxaca this past few months ...the back of the new hotel across from Llano Park being the most egregious ...I saw workmen scooping up shovels full of sand, grit, concrete, etc, and throwing them over the high sides of a waiting dump truck creating constant clouds of dust. While impressive, I'm not at all convinced this work method is in the best interest of the public health.
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