WHO WE
ARE:
The Development Group of
Pamparomas is a local grass-roots organization, co-founded by Father
David Johnson of Grindrod, British Columbia, Canada and now Pastor of
Santiago, Pamparomas, which works to stimulate and promote
sustainable and self-sufficient development in the District of
Pamparomas.
We work in partnership with the
population of Pamparomas, incorporating local wisdom, experience and
dedication to advance the development of the district. The main
objectives of our development group are as follows:
1. To improve agriculture, which
is the economic and cultural base of the District of
Pamparomas.
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Typical
mountainside agriculture
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A plant nursery
that bas been developed recently
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2. To promote the status of women,
incorporating aspects such as income, autonomy, health, legal
rights
and education.
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Michelle Mulder of
Port Moody, BC with Women of Pamparomas
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Melanie Fricot of
Salmon Arm, BC with a Women's Group
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3. To promote ecology and
environmental awareness in this unique mountain
environment.
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A typical mountain
village in an unique ecology
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Mel and Celso with
Mt Huarascan in the background
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4. To promote health and
education.
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Kids are kids most
anywhere!!
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Irresistible
Peruvian smiles
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WHERE WE ARE LOCATED
We are located in Pamparomas, a
village of 500 people, which sits at 2700 m above sea level in the
Western Range of the Andes mountains. Pamparomas boasts a secondary
school, a health post, a church, and several bakeries.
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Feast day of St
James in Pamparomas
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And the men shall
dance ....
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Much of our work is done in the 42
villages which surround Pamparomas and which form the District of
Pamparomas. The villages range from 1500 m above sea level to 4000 m,
and in general have fewer amenities than Pamparomas.
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A simple lifestyle
with many unique pleasures
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... and much to
learn and people eager to learn
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Some villages are accessible by road,
others only by foot path. Few have electricity. Tradition in the
villages remains among the strongest in all of Peru. The clothing is
made from hand-spun and hand-woven wool, women often wearing up to 6
skirts in a rainbow of colours.
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... and the women
shall dance
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... and the Pastor
shall fish!!
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Meals are cooked over wood fires, and are
almost entirely composed of ingredients grown in their own farms.
Agriculture is practised in small family parcels on the steep slopes
of the Andes mountains which are plowed by hand or teams of oxen, and
irrigated by a system of canals or the seasonal rains. Sheep and
goats are pastured by shepherdesses. Quechua, language of the Incas,
is still predominantly spoken.
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