ABOUT SKY HACIENDA

June Donaldson and Edward Garry live at an altitude of 2,600 metres in Mosoj Llajta, Yotala, 20 minutes from the colonial city of Sucre in Bolivia, South America. Using earth and stones from the land, we have sculpted beautiful buildings which compliment the high desert landscape and incorporate creative and innovative elements of design.

We have designed a high quality hotel in Sucre for guests who want to get off the treadmill of travelling from city to city in South America. At Sky Hacienda you can dictate your own timing and choose how to enjoy your stay, whether it is doing very little or exploring the best that the Andes in Bolivia has to offer.

04 April 2010

WELLS AND CISTERNS


Even though we have been using our well for some time, it was not secured against the theft of our pump (a common problem in the countryside). So Ed got a couple of our workers on building a hefty cement lid. When this was done the lid was secured with reinforcing steel and padlocks, so we could leave the pump permanently in the well.

Ed also welded an inspection ladder so if there were problems we could safely climb the 15 metres to investigate.





We also started work on making a cistern for grey water collected from the house. This would be filtered through sand beds and finally be used to water fruit trees and vines to be planted on the slope later in the year.


No comments: