Past editions Among the basic needs of humanity - food, clothing and shelter - our work embraces shelter. EcoSouth addresses the great housing deficit in southern countries. http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/87-edition-30-april-2008 2026-04-30T05:54:20+00:00 EcoSur: Concrete Roof Tiles, puzolanic cement, earth houses, ecomaterials paulcoyote@gmail.com Joomla! - Open Source Content Management Bicycles.....and mortgages? 2008-04-07T23:46:08+00:00 2008-04-07T23:46:08+00:00 http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/87-edition-30-april-2008/357-bicyclesand-mortgages Administrator paulcoyote@gmail.com <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/abril2008/sm_bicicletas_001.jpg" border="0" alt="Bicicletas... &iquest;e hipotecas?" title="Bicicletas... &iquest;e hipotecas?" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="130" height="136" align="left" />A combination of bicycles and mortgages? Yes, they do have something in common. These are the focuses of a social enterprise in Nicaragua that seeks to satisfy some of the basic needs of people, housing and transport. <br /> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/abril2008/sm_bicicletas_001.jpg" border="0" alt="Bicicletas... &iquest;e hipotecas?" title="Bicicletas... &iquest;e hipotecas?" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="130" height="136" align="left" />A combination of bicycles and mortgages? Yes, they do have something in common. These are the focuses of a social enterprise in Nicaragua that seeks to satisfy some of the basic needs of people, housing and transport. <br /> Practical workshop about construction with raw earth in Nicaragua 2008-04-07T23:44:00+00:00 2008-04-07T23:44:00+00:00 http://english.ecosur.org/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/87-edition-30-april-2008/356-practical-workshop-about-construction-with-raw-earth-in-nicaragua Administrator paulcoyote@gmail.com <p> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/abril2008/sm_adobe_001.jpg" border="0" alt="Taller pr&aacute;ctico en Nicaragua sobre construcci&oacute;n con tierra cruda" title="Taller pr&aacute;ctico en Nicaragua sobre construcci&oacute;n con tierra cruda" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="128" height="128" align="right" />The third Sunday of February was different for the ten masonry apprentices from the educational project in Diriamba, Nicaragua. Full of expectations they traveled to a community of Jinotega in the north of the country, with the objective to learn about construction techniques with raw earth and interchange with the local people. After enjoying the beautiful sight of the mountains along the winding northern highway, they arrived in Jinotega to be welcomed by Mateu and Andres, two earth lovers from Spain who want to share their experience, especially with the &ldquo;Cob&rdquo; system (construction with raw earth). </p> <p> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/abril2008/sm_adobe_001.jpg" border="0" alt="Taller pr&aacute;ctico en Nicaragua sobre construcci&oacute;n con tierra cruda" title="Taller pr&aacute;ctico en Nicaragua sobre construcci&oacute;n con tierra cruda" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="128" height="128" align="right" />The third Sunday of February was different for the ten masonry apprentices from the educational project in Diriamba, Nicaragua. Full of expectations they traveled to a community of Jinotega in the north of the country, with the objective to learn about construction techniques with raw earth and interchange with the local people. After enjoying the beautiful sight of the mountains along the winding northern highway, they arrived in Jinotega to be welcomed by Mateu and Andres, two earth lovers from Spain who want to share their experience, especially with the &ldquo;Cob&rdquo; system (construction with raw earth). </p>