Callao of many colors

One of my favorite things about the region in which I live is that the town is always changing. There is construction on almost every street and houses are constantly being improved. It is fun to watch the changes and also to learn about the different construction techniques!

As you have seen before, wood is rarely used in construction because of the frequency of tremors and earthquakes here. Concrete is used to build nearly everything! Currently, the BG9 Language Center is being built just down the road from us. They hope that the second level will be laid before we leave, but so far just the first level has been finished. This will be the new location for all of the language classes at BG9, currently held at the primary school after hours.

A picture of the language center BEFORE the first level of concrete was laid. There will be a pool in the basement!

The first level of concrete has been laid! This is almost the same view as the previous picture - the stairwell is directly in front of me.

What the language center will look like someday... so fancy

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Another favorite feature of mine is all of the beautiful colors of the houses. You rarely find a white or tan house - rather, bright blue, orange, pink, purple, and other Easter-y colors are popular! Now I am rather used to the variety, but I was in awe at first!

Some houses are tiled, like this one. This is right across the street from Daniel's house.

I love this one! It's very large and sometimes the garage door is open so you can see inside. I have seen parties and also cars parked inside. This is probably the largest house I have seen here in Callao. It's just down the street from our apartment.

These houses remind me of sherbet. :)

PINK! This one is one block from the school.

A pretty dusty blue color.

I like this teal one, especially the terrace on the second level.

The green color is pretty funky. You can also see the construction of the second level and third level with just bricks.

I saved the best for last... my favorite! Mint. :)

 
I hope you enjoyed this short trip around our neighborhood of Carmen de la Legua in Callao. The colors of the houses are cheery, especially now that the sky is always so grey. I miss seeing the blue skies like you see here in these pictures!