This is the last installment on a three-part series on the Kwite aqueduct. Make sure to read The Kwite Aqueduct - A Primer first, followed by Le Coup de Grace Deux.
We had last left our befuddled buddies in the rain forests of Panama. There we learned that the Kwite aqueduct was in serious jeopardy. The owner of the watershed was cutting down trees rather unapologetically. It was now up to the community of Kwite to take action. After all, this is as much their project as that of the volunteers.
In some ways there isn't much of a story. That's a good thing. Kwite pulled it together. They had a serious heart-to-heart with themselves followed by a heart-to-heart with the landowner. The owner agreed to stop cutting down trees and would safeguard the watershed. In a long series of heart-to-hearts, they ended with a confession on Jon's porch that they had not been the best workers during his time here. They agreed to start working with a little more enthusiasm. Said enthusiasm meant that all the repairs have already been made up near the source and project is back on track!
And while we're talking about reneges on coups, I should note that Calante is talking about a follow-up volunteer. Things are going well up in Calante. We're working on another water source for the dry season. People are starting to visit and ask more questions about who I am and less about my stuff. In other words, I think I should have told them I was leaving in six months a long time ago.
I'll keep you posted on how both sites develop. For now, and it could be just for now, things are going really, really well.
