Digging through the second terrace has been hard work due to the hard nature of the ground – it has been very dry.

 

Developments in the second terrace. Before and after (top to bottom).  You can see piles of soil transferred from the second to the first terrace waiting to be spread out and some of the newly secured steps.

With a heavy downpour of rain one weekend, the ground softened and we, Luisa, Juan Guillermo, Isabella, Federica, Juan David, Juana and Catalina, cleared almost two meters of second terrace in one session, with Nick B and Martin continuing the work of securing the second terrace and helping us out!

Additionally, Manuela, Gabriel and Laura made good progress on securing three more steps for the Earthen Stairway.

In other developments, the top path lads, Nick N, Billy, Juan Mario, and Christian, have managed to do a good job of leveling the top path and removing a large rock from the path and safely moving it.

The boys moving one BIG rock. L-R: Cristian, Billy, Juan Mario, Nick N.