Xochitl Cruz, Jocie Kluger, Emma Lejeune, Meghan Hilbert, Alex Huang and Tim Bond (Tim writing) of the CEE3090 Solar Cooker Project visited Las Mujeres... and Grupo Fenix this spring in Sabana Grande during spring break (March 16 through 25). Lee Fritz and Jenna Morse of Calm Dog Productions documented the projects on film. We left Ithaca on Friday night driving to JFK to catch a 6am flight to San Jose, Costa Rica followed by a flight to Managua. Karen Holway, a skilled furniture maker, joined the team in Managua for the third year, lending her considerable skill and talent. The primary intent of the project for this year was to design and build versions of cookers designed for prefabrication and easy shipment. The standard cooker design is 30 inches square (exterior), 12 inches high and weighs roughly 60 pounds. It is an effective cooker, but is not easy to ship, especially with its heavy and brittle double glazed top.
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