How a cement roof/ceiling is made in Guatemala

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Most of the homes in Guatemala are made out of cement block with poured ceilings/roofs. They will setup many stilts to hold the forms in place. Then the cement will be mixed by hand in a big troughs and a human chain will pass hundreds of buckets of cement to the top of the building.

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Solar Pools (San Pedro, Guatemala)

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Sometimes you need to soak those weary bones in a nice hot bath. In San Pedro, Guatemala you need to head over to Solar Pools. They are real friendly and you can get a group of people together and split the bill. The tubs use hot water from a hot water heater and are not really solar powered.

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