Ecuador

Ecuador

2007-2022

The communities of Chimborazo are in central Ecuador, northwest of the city of Riobamba, high in the Andes Mountains. They are literally located on the slopes of Mount Chimborazo, the highest mountain in Ecuador. With villages situated at an average elevation of 3600 meters (about twice the elevation of Denver, Colorado), these mountain people are mostly subsistence farmers growing corn, potatoes, and barley and raising sheep, dairy cows, and alpacas. Improved potable water and sanitation are the highest priorities in these communities. All the communities are Indigenous Quechua people.

  • 2007 Cordillera de los Andes, water
  • 2008 Milan Chauhan, water
  • 2008 Pulingui San Pablo, water
  • 2009 Ganquis, water
  • 2010 Santa Martha, water
  • 2010 Guadalupe, water
  • 2011 Gallo Rumi, water
  • 2011 Marco Pamba, water
  • 2012 Ganquis, sanitation
  • 2012 Guadalupe, sanitation
  • 2013 Lilla, sanitation phase I
  • 2014 Lilla, sanitation phase II
  • 2014 Chini Huaico, sanitation
  • 2021 Llilla, school classroom
  • 2022 Chinihueco, school classroom