Paxtocá

¡Ideas Paxtocá! ¿Es posible hacer de Paxtocá,  la comunidad más sostenible  y prosperada del planeta?  Las respuesta SI. Es posible hacer de Paxtocá la comunidad rural más sostenible y prosperada del planeta, gracias a las siguientes condiciones, que permiten pronosticar un mejor futuro para Paxtocá.  A. Una generación, con dos mentes nuevas :  La generación que esta entre los 20 a 30 años, es un grupo de la población de Paxtocá, debido a la coyuntura social, se abrieron dos caminos. 1. Gracias a la fundación del instituto de Telesecundaria, que permitió el acceso a la educación básica a los niños, recién egresados de la primaria, una acontecimiento que cambio el futuro de muchos jóvenes, quienes creían que su destino era el trabajo de campo. 2. Otro segmento de esta generación, opto por la opción de emigrar a los Estados Unidos, una decisión que cambio radicalmente su perspectiva de vida. Las circunstancias a permitido, que los jóvenes qu...

The following is a guest entry by Michael Lewis: Some of you may not know what stevia is, but for those who are worried about artificial sweetners, you’ve probably heard of it. Stevia is a plant native to South America that tastes really sweet. It was originally found in Paraguay and parts of Brazil and has been used by the Guarani for 1500 years (according to Wikipedia) to sweeten teas and to have as a sweet treat. Apparently the FDA initially banned the plant in its raw form, but after some lobbying by some of the soda companies, the FDA approved as “safe” a highly processed, extracted, and purified form which also happens to be calorie free. Products like Truvia and Pure Via are based on this extract. Despite the fact that the whole leave version of the plant has yet to be approved by the FDA, I was curious as to how it tastes, so I followed Felipe’s lead and just ate one of the leaves. Not surprising it’s pretty sweet. Xeiprojuve doesn’t export the stevia. They have a rel...

The following is a guest entry by Michael Lewis: So I just want to say a word or two about water issues. When I was in Quetzaltenango at the school, the water in our district was shut down twice for nearly a full day each. They said a pipe burst, and it took the whole day to fix it and get the water back on. Sound like an isolated incident? Hardly. The second family I was staying with had buckets all over the house that were full of water “just in case”. When the water turns off we would use these buckets to flush the toilets. In Paxtoca, I was warned on almost the first day that it was best to take showers in the morning, because the shower water frequently ran out in the evenings. If I wanted a shower in the evening I was told they would boil some water for me. The way people wash dishes, and even their hands, is to fill a sink with water that just sits there full, and then they will pour water from that basin over a drain to rinse of their hands after having lather...