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Pura Vida Family
This space is for all the children of the world! Pura Vida is fighting for YOUR future! Some time it is not easy to coordinate with adults, because some are ignorant, bureaucratic or selfish. But we have to be one family because we have this dream, that children can change the world, all children of the whole world! And now its not so difficult anymore, because if every one is an example and if everyone of us is separating and recycling our own trash and elaborating his own eco-blocks, than we can construct a new world, with no trash and lots of respect for nature!
If you too want to form part of the Pura Vida family contact us and send us your information and photos of your actions or any kind of construction with your Eco-Blocks.
San Marcos La Laguna 2004
In San Marcos la Laguna all children know how to recycle there waste and to elaborate there Eco-blocks, because Pura Vida was born here. We have made a bench for the library, a 20 meter wall and so far 3 houses and several eco-bathrooms.
La Cambalacha 2005
La Cambalacha also lives in San Marcos, they are making art for everybody and they are our big friends. The Cambalacha is always in our recycle party’s and of course they are recycling all there waste!
Panabaj, Santiago Atitlán 2006
The children of the refuge camp together with Katy a Peace Corp voluntary have 2000 Eco-blocks recycled! Pura Vida together with “Save the children” and the children of the camp have transformed a temporary shelter into a house.
Colegio Montessori, Ciudad Capital de Guatemala 2006
At the Montessori collage in Guatemala City there exists the “Guardians of nature”. They are learning how to recycle plastic waste and made several transportable MEGA Eco-block for there theater stage.
San Juan La Laguna 2007
In San Juan La Laguna the little mermaid from Lake Atitlan showed up and sang her song: “If you want your lake to be crystal clear- You better don’t throw trash in here!” The next day all the kids started to make there Eco-blocks- as you see!
San Juan La Laguna "Tradiciones Mayas" 2008
Pujujilito, Sololá 2007
In Pujujulito, LAGUN ARTEAN is working for a clean village. Children with there mothers and fathers together learning how to separate and recycle there trash. They have built a Pura Vida wall around there launderette.
Santa Maria El Tablón, Sololá 2007
Here too promoters from Lagun Artean have worked and before X.mas we made a big trading party: We traded pencils, schoolbooks and little donation gifts from a school in Germany for Eco-blocks!
Buena Vista - Uspantan, Quiché 2008
Wau! 8000 Eco-blocks have been collected to build a whole school! To all the children and the peace corp voluntaries: Congratulation!
San Pablo La Laguna 2008
Pura Vida did the “Education in action” campaign and many helped and the children learned not to throw trash, but to recycle it! Many Eco-blocks are ready now to build the walls of there recycle-centre!
Panajachel, Sololá 2008
The supervisor of education ordered to all 18 schools that each student had to recycle one Eco-block! And together with the teachers we are building the first “Eco-mini –market” at the “Capulin School” Look at our Video!
Corazon del Bosque
Here the population, with help from the Peace Corps volunteers, has constructed a mini collection center for recyclable materials, which helps to maintain the cleanliness of the park and serves as a model where the public can visit and observe.
Fundación Defensores de la Naturaleza 2009
Internacional
México, Huiricuta – Real de Catorce 2008
Here some children formed the “Pura Vida Catorce” group and recycled there Eco-blocks and made an Eco-container from 4 panels.
Bolivia 2008
Dita was the first tourist ever who came to this village in the mountains. She brought a PURA VIDA MANUAL and made together with the teacher and the whole school a recycle action.
Perú, Machupichu 2008
The teacher of the school wrote us an e-mail to learn how to construct with Eco-blocks and also here Dita brought a manual. We are waiting to get there photos mailed!
Nicaragua, Escuela de la Comedia 2008
El Salvador
This house was built from empty plastic bottles by Maria Ponce, 76, who lives in the village of El Borbollon, El Salvador. Maria built this house in 2003 with plastic bottles because she did not have enough money to make it in the usual way. Below, Maria stands inside of her home, showing off the roof, which is also built from plastic bottles.
Plastic Bottle House: Interior, A closer look at the flooring of Maria's plastic bottle home.
(Pura Vida´s Grandmother)
