Lessons from Bolivia

This past summer Missouri University of Science and Technology's chapter of Engineers Without Borders traveled to two destinations in Bolivia to apply their engineering skills to local problems. The first destination was a small boarding school in the Amazon. There the problem consisted of finding a clean source of water. The second location was in Inca Katurapi, a small village in the Andes where there had never been latrines. UMR students and faculty developed composting latrines for the community in an attempt to help reduce the infant mortality rate. What follows is the story of that adventure.

Tom Shipley: Videographer

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Engineering
• Bolivia
• Travel
• Adventure
• Extreme
• Andes
• Amazon

[lesliebj18]

Thank you Tom S. for doing so much for my beautiful country.

Bolivia is a really poor country, but It is also a friendly place with friendly people I mean, and I think you could see that.

Thank you very much again.

Sincerely, Leslie B.

P.S. Muchas Gracias por todo lo que hiciste!!

[shipleyt]

Leslie,

I'm glad you like the video. I left a piece of my heart in La Paz and hope to go back soon. Bolivia may be the most beautiful place in all of the Americas and her people are my kind of people.

Tom

[johninves]

Good Work - If there is a God, he would be smiling down on you for your good works.

God Bless Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, etc., Beautiful countries with some of the friendliest people on earth.

[AmoBolivia66]

I Think bolivia is way better than peru. And I say that sincerely, In peru all it is is advertisement, in bolivia it's real, people are who they are. And beside peruvians tend to steal alot, especially alot of other cultures like Bolivias. Don't belive the dances you see in peru, the most awesome ones would be Bolivian and that is fact. It is so sad to say but it is the truth. i have lost all faith in peru , there !!que viva Bolivia!!!

[HelmetVanga]

El efecto del Niño y la Niña causara sunamines nunca antes vistos. Yo visite Antofagast, Calama, Chuquicamata, etc. El nivel del mar suvira y que haran esa gente. Vi que el mar esta comiendo Antofagasta cada dia. Estas soberbio hoy dia y los dias estan contados y que haran cuando tengan desastres naturales de proporciones biblicas, el unico amigo es el mar que el mismo causara daños incalculable as como Katrina en el golfo de Mejico. H.V.

[xmaurix1]

y vos come webos de los ingleses marikas mal cojido.

[cpalacete]

manga de indios cara de piedra y muertos de hambre MAR QUERIAN LOS HUEONES JAJAJAJAJA

chupenlo

el chilenazo

[1joro1]

molaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

me encanta bolivia

[lilianaboliviana]

God Bless you for that lovely comment.

[lilianaboliviana]

God Bless you for that lovely comment.

[jhonmendieta]

i lived in Bolivia for 8 yrs, beautiful experience, It made me value everything I have in life and how fortunate I am. I was touched on what all of you did and are doing, its nice to know that there are people who care. God Bless.

[pablozaratewillka]

Rich Cuture in the world!!

[923074]

Thank you very much for the video!!

but most of all thank you for helping my country!!! thank god there is still kind people that are not selfish in this world.!!

muchisimas gracias por todo!!