Project #018

Location: Peru; Huambramayo River, District of Santo Domingo de Acobamba, Province of Hunacayo, Region of Junin
Bridge Sponsor: The Rotary Club of Warwick, VA and the Rotary Foundation
Peru Sponsor: Municipality of Santo Domingo de Acobamba
Local Community Sponsor: Community of Chachapoya
Dedication: Thomas, & Angela Viegener
Trainees: District engineers from Santo Domingo de Acobamba and five neighbouring districts; Engineers from FONCODES.

Bridge name: Huambramayo River Suspended bridge.
River name: Huambramayo River
Bridge span: 70 meters / 230 feet
Population served by bridge: Approximately 30 families or +/- 600 people

Bridge Story: The people of Chachapoya have no place to go in the rainy season, 4 months of every year. In all directions it is dense bush and scattered small villages. All the public services they may need sit just 4 hours away on the other side of the Humabramayo River, but the Humabramayo, which flows into the larger Rio Mantaro, denies them access every year. The community of Chachapoya will do anything to gain access year-round, so now they'll build a bridge with the help of their local government and Bridges to Prosperity.

mission statement. bridges to prosperity is a volunteer based charity that seeks to empower poor african, asian and south american rural communities through footbridge building , thereby advancing personal responsibility, community public works, economic prosperity, and access to schools, clinics, jobs, and markets.

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