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| We started with an old fish pond |
The solar powered waterfall at the Peace Corps Lima office
has been so widely enjoyed and appreciated, that a second solar cascade at the
Training Center in Chaclacayo (an hour east of Lima) seemed appropriate. The
little area off in a corner provided the venue and our good friends at Q-Energy
donated most of the equipment. Peace Corps bought the panel and hardware. Juan
and Marco, the maintenance crew from the office, helped me with the
construction. Our team finished the project quickly, with excellent result.
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| Juan and Marco and I made a great team |
We started with an ornate, but defunct fish pond in a corner
of the training center grounds. All it needed was a little concrete repair and
a reservoir for the water, which Marco deftly completed. Juan did the plumbing
from the reservoir to the waterfall and I handled the electrical work,
connecting the solar panel, charge controller and battery to the pump – a
500GPH Rule bilge pump. 90 minutes later, we tested the system and cleaned up.
We hope that future generations of Peace Corps Trainees will
learn from and enjoy the new waterfalls. I know I enjoyed one last construction
project before departure.
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