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Rainbow In The Desert

Rainbow In The Desert
© Mauricio Freyre

RAINBOW IN THE DESERT

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ARCHITECTS
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LOCATION
Ventanilla, Peru

CATEGORY
Dining Hall

PROJECT ARCHITECTS
César Becerra, Fernando Puente Arnao, Manuel de Rivero

YEAR
2013

STRUCTURAL ADVISOR
Emilio Rueda

CONSTRUCTION
Freddy Ramos (casco)

AGRONOMIST ADVISOR
Luis Camacho

STRUCTORAL ADVISOR
Emilio Rueda

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A RAINBOW FOR THE DESERT OF PACHACUTEC

The lack of rain in the Peruvian coast makes for extreme living conditions in the slums.

Rainbow In The Desert
© Mauricio Freyre
Rainbow In The Desert
© Mauricio Freyre

In villa Pachacutec, children live in the sand without shade and disconnected from all vegetation, while their parents work all day in the city 2 hours away.

On the initiative and financing of renowned Peruvian chef Gaston Acurio and with the support of the Ministry of Social Inclusion of Teachers and the toiling chores of parents from Early Childhood Education Center No.129.

Rainbow In The Desert
© Mauricio Freyre
Rainbow In The Desert
© Mauricio Freyre

We have built an orchard and a kitchen where children from 3-5 years are connected with our biodiversity, learn to grow food, to cook with their teachers, parents and grandparents with the recipes of their environment and thus strengthen their identity while they learn to love healthy flavors and eat them at the table chatting with peers, while admiring the sea from the window.

How do we garden on the sand and without water? For this purpose we've worked alternative techniques for soil generation and irrigation with the agronomist Luis Camacho, who has also chosen a variety of crops that require little water.

Rainbow In The Desert
© Mauricio Freyre
Rainbow In The Desert
© Mauricio Freyre

For now, even if there is no rain in the Pachacutec desert, we have a rainbow!


Un arco iris en el desierto


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