We were back at the Olinalá Municipal building to speak with la Presidenta. This time, learning from experience, we had an appointment for 2pm. Maybe because it was Friday or maybe because making an appointment really doesn’t matter, we waited another hour to have an audience with her.
Bruce spoke about the efforts related to the watershed management process in Zacango, and I filled in where his Spanish failed him. At our last meeting she asked us to get a quote of how much internet would cost, and based on our research, we had a ready answer for her. Unfortunately, her response was, “Come back Monday. I need to collaborate with my accountants to see to what extent I can support you.”
Not to be deterred, we took advantage of the time to describe some of the activities happening in Zacango, one of which is the community newspaper. On Friday, January 29, Zacango held a successful newspaper launch party. To date, 60 copies of the newspaper have been distributed to community members in Zacango, visitors to the community and businesses in Olinalá, with the hope that they will advertise in next month’s edition.
The Zacango newspaper office has also started a Zacango history project. The younger students (ages 8 to 15) will interview their grandparents about life when they were young and life in Zacango. The older students have started a digital archive of Zacango photos and will also be working on developing a monthly column on the history of Zacango.
Presidenta Luisa and Luis
We returned to the hot sun and air with the hope that Monday would bring us good news and the assurance from Luisa that she would have an answer – no need to wait.
There we were again. Luis, Zoilo, Saturnino and I were back at the Presidency, Monday morning at 10am. My confidence of a quick meeting and answer was soon gone. It was all too familiar, we would wait. However, this time, after an hour, our patience rewarded us with an answer. Zacango would receive full support for the installation of internet.
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