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Building a Better Future

Visit Alta Verapaz and see how Peace Corps Volunteer Chris Barry collaborated with local leaders to organize the community and construct a junior high school.

Photographed and narrated by Peace Corps Volunteer Chris Barry, Guatemala, 2008-2010.
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Additional Resources

• Lesson: Explore More About Bottle Construction
• Podcast: Welcome to Guatemala
• Slide show: A Community Effort
• E-book: Building a Bottle School
• Photo Gallery: Bottle Construction How-To

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