 PROJECTS
BACK TO MAIN PAGE.Various Eco or Cultural Projects
El Eden & Montegrande are operative,
Pa Pa has parts that are being realized ,The crocodile died because of politics,and Amaizing is in LIMBO
Botel Chinampa has been presented,and is in principle accepted.
FILED here for reference and posterity sake.--------------------------------------------------
INDEX
The texts here is in English ,for Spanish see 9.eco-español,
Botel Chinampa strategy.ppt English and Espanol (to be presented)
Simply Amaizin.ppt in English(LIMBO)
crocodile park.ppt en Español(DEAD)
Project PA PA.ppt en Español (PARTLY FUNCTIONING)RESOURCE nuestros recursos.ppt en Español
A tour of el Eden español.ppt(ALIVE AND WELL)
Monte Grande (operational)
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  Coming soon Botel Chinampa strategy.ppt
  Botel Chinampa
marked under that name.In google earth
In the lagoon area of Acapulco
Lomas de chapultepec
10 hectares
  A pininsula of mangroves
that we are going to dig out in a series of natural dams
going with the lagoons water level
For a fair sized Aquaculture project,
with policultures mainlining
Tilapias,and shrimp
a pond with some crocodiles
This video is an example of raisingTilapias ,we are planning organig pools of poli cultures but it gives a good indication of the bodies of water involved
A proyect breeding iguanas
  including
a organically cleaned swimming pool
A tower with a wind turbine .
A BOTEL
 That will include cabins for eco tourists
Restaurant, Bar,
INternet facilities
A, small clinic,with steam and a mud bath
to utilize the medicinal clay that is there,
And a class room ,for courses and meetings
   Varius horticutural projects
Under shade netting with,
vegetables to supply nearby Hotels
And on the edges of the dams tropical
ornamental flowers
Roel J.Engels=concept,design and implementation consultantArturo Jimenez Garcia= concept ,co ordination and iirigation Vicente Dionicio = Political Coordinator
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Africa & Mexico
A cultural exchange PROJECT To share central America's amazing knowledge of maize,with the African people
In Africa 40 million people eat maize every day in a crude and unhealthy way ,for aprox.300 yrs
   In Mexico 100.million people eat maize in Hundreds of different ways almost every day
for more than 3000 years
It is the culture of maize that made the sophisticated city life of the indigenous central American peoples possible
photo tortillas in the making
 Intended location for
simply Amaizing
is Rustlers Valley
In the valley of the sleeping giant
photo left,rustlers valley the sleping giant is the mountain in the back
 A peaceful valley in the free state in central South Africa bordering Franshoek Mountain lodge(the Ficksburg polo school) and the witchdoctors sacred valley
A hotel with conference facilities.
And an existing educational program ,In the form of permaculture courses
photo left, the lodge  the place is already well known for its New Age parties etc
photos Rustler`s Natives, drumming and digeridoo session
 An Introduction by a Mexican expert describing the maize culture of the central Americas to the people on the course ,
Different courses for different people
ProductionThe school 1
(A course for farmers)
 Rustlers valley has A large class or conference room to accommodate the academic aspects of the courses
An agronomist's view on raising maize , planting , sustainable agriculture, irrigation, sustenance ,storage
photo left some ancient varieties of corn
Processing the school 2(A course for retailers and housewife's)
 An engineer to explain the necessary lime process,
the various types of grinding equipment
(examples of each i.e. by hand for retailers
and housewives,fuel and electric)
photo right grinding stone for maiz
The various ways to set up a tortillaria
and examples of tortilla presses ,Instruction on Storage
 Women to demonstrate how to make komals
photo right a komal for making tortillas
the construction of low cost Kitchens
using clay and poles.
this course can be divided between the classroom
and the demonstrative kitchen
a variety of equipment is needed
for demonstration and to sell
An engineers account covering all types of grinding equipment,
Including examples of each. and lime processing
Product the school 3
(A course for housewife's)
Mexican Women to give cooking and food preparation demonstrations
The different types of tortillas
Enchiladas ,pasole ,tamales barritas etc
To be held in the kitchen followed by a meal to finish of the day.
photo typical Mexican kitchen set up
 Including a traditional Mexican kitchen Demonstrative kitchen for the parties and the school, to be build on site a circular thatched structure ,Open in the middle ,with the clay cooking setups in the centre, made with local materials.
photo right clay table cooker
Some requirements
 Money for labor for construction and thatching and some cement.
Water system, electric system .
Various grinding equipment and tortilla making equipment.
Komals, Mexican cooks , cash register, telephone..
Mexican artifacts and promotional material. photo left a clay oven
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The party
 To finish of the course a cultural party
With Mexican and African music and /or dance
Serving Mexican food and drinks
City people of Joburg, Cape town and Durban might be interested enough to pay for tickets or book for dinner for an entertaining Mexican/African Cultural evening
 Trade winds
an office to accommodate Rippling effects (expansion)
business opportunities
Strategy
Rustlers valley has 2 major existing parties Xmas and Easter
These parties could be be utilized to promote the food of the maize culture before and after the courses begin.
This way a functioning kitchen is in place to be used for the course
Demonstrating, exhibiting and selling various types of equipment,
Grinding machines (hand, electric and petrol )
kitchen setups, (clay and poles)
tortilla making Equipment by hand and machine
And some publicity will already have been achieved.
 photo above,the easter party with about 5000 peopleRustlers valley has meanwhile suffered extensive fire damage and they are a friend in need at present
(see link, Rustlers Valley - Home ) But they are on the way back .
The idea still makes sense generally speaking.The power point presentation is here as an attachment
Simply Amaizin.ppt
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Crocodile Park (el Cocodrillo)
powerpoint presentacion En Español crocodile park.pptAn ecological exercise in the form of a 4.8 hectare intensive park for a small town
This project was presented in the local cinema,to the citezans and the students ,accepted by ALL including the mayor ,but blocked and killed by two politicians(the ppt has been modified and cut to fit this page,and the music may not play if it is not in your PC.)
   photos,lake with the school in the back ground,the front entrance with bus stop The land belonged to the local High school and at the time had a large crocodile that lived in one of the 2 ponds,
But not enough pets or students went swimming and the poor crocodile died of hunger . This is now 4 years ago
A beautiful piece of land to develop for a park since it had much variation ,
The terrain is a dog leg
with a plateau in the elbow.
Two ponds that had permanent water because they were with in the natural drainage system of that area
  A view of the main pond
(A in the ppt)
a seen from the school
this is where the crocodile lived
The plan was to fence it off,
and add more aquatic animals ,
fish and plants
 This was bordered on the top
by a large flat plateau
The road ran alongside
for an easy entrance into the service area
with plenty of room
for a large car park
(Photo .the plateau seen from afar showing pond B,)
 Perfect to develop for amenities
We planned an aviary,Aquarium,
Snake House,An Internet cafe,
Theater,Bar ,Restaurant4 large school rooms,
And a small workshop
to process fruit drinks
and marmalade.
,from the produce
of the terrain
photo left the plateau up close
  Going around the bend
we first get another pond .
good to stock with ducks and fish
With a steep hill finishing off
the property
where we wanted to build an Observarory
photo above --pond B shows the hill in the background,,and seen from the side .
  On the side above is a large slow hill perfect for
cabins ,and dormitories,
And there was a wooded section
where we wanted to put deer and wild boar
Technical details and cost were in the presentation
We surveyed the land with satnav.
The park was scrapped in favor of a football field that never happened
But one of the real reasons was that the school politics did not want to share the park with the whole town and another one bites the dust
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 P R O J E CT P A P A,
The ppt presentation are in Spanish
Project PA PA.ppt a general idea and the fazes of devellopment of this project,several municipalities are included ,as well as the Tourist board.
some individual aspects of this concept have been realized or are in process ,But this is mexico and things move here in slow motion if at all.
nuestros recursos.ppt outlines the recourses and what is wrong at present and what needs to be done This is Mother project ,including several towns,
To develop accomodations ,clean up the country side .
Iniciate services,and devellop the beach facilities .
  For a tourist corridor going from the coast to the Sierra
  From the beach called Paraiso(paradise) to a small town in the Sierra of Atayac de Alvarez also called Paraiso
 To present more options for the tourists ,for a more interesting Holliday and to spread their money arround the region.
  Visitors could go into the nearest big town called Atoyac de Alvarez for shopping.
And if they got bored or preferred the Bush
 they could take provided transport into the mountains ,to visit Coffee plantations .
Go for horse ridesor bird watching , Hiking
or mountain biking
 Maybe Trout fishing in the many rivers and streams
or fish with the throw net
for bass and tialapas
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 el EDEN
 A tour of el Eden español.ppt
THIS IS ALIVE AND WELL
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 Monte Grande (operative)
 This is a property in the sticks
near Acapulco .
that is being developed as a school
for sustainable Agriculture for
students from as far as mexico city
Local farmers , and agronomists.
photo a swale functioning dam in the shape of a spiral to harvest water in the rainy season ,and meanwhile ocupied for bananas and pine apple
 Local political meetings ,to do
with the surrounding towns
ecological strategies
are held here as well.
And Womens groups
who tend to be the most active
as can be expected
the future being more important to them.
 Students building,tepee style
trellises for tomatoes and beens
during a practical part of the course
All the course include some hours
of practical application
 Because we did not have too much laborers here
and had to be sneaky to get things done
This is the veggie garden
behind the kitchen
for beans ,tomatoes ,Pine apple ,papapya,bananas
Chilli and some herbs
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Number of visits-  Attachment: Simply Amaizin.pptAttachment: crocodile park.pptAttachment: Project PA PA.pptAttachment: nuestros recursos.pptAttachment: Botel Chinampa strategy.ppt
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