February 2007 Construction Photos

Fernando Martinez House

An extended Martinez family living in two stick and thatch houses in very poor condition in San Narciso was discovered during a prior trip to Belize. A decision was made to build at least one good house for Fernando Martinez who had already purchased the cement blocks for a new house. Due to a shortage of gravel for the cement required to build the wall foundation, the start for this house got off to a slow start. Some gravel was eventually located and the foundation was poured and the block walls were started. It was necessary to provide the financing for the Belizean construction crew to complete the house.

Progress on this house can be seen in the May 2007 photo gallery and painting of the exterior can be seen in the February 2008 photo gallery.