Construction

We're merrily wending our way through the Caribbean, and I may get a chance to describe some of it before we're done, but I wanted to share a few photos specifically with our construction minded friends first.

Typical scaffolding while bricking a 3 story building in Parintins, Brazil. Hardhats and harnesses, of course!




In Cuzco the Spaniards destroyed most of the Inca structures, but for some unknown reason this small portion of the Inca high temple survived, immediately adjacent to the Cathedral. Now, to further preserve it they built a steel roof over the whole area. Using steel trusses to save a 1000 year old stone wall was interesting.














You may remember the little through truss bridge at Ariau jungle lodge. This is the first major interior bottom chord panel point of one truss at one end. Kind of makes you wonder what the truss is for?









We were leaving the cargo boat in Manaus, dragging way too much luggage, and PHil stopped in the middle of the walk and burst out laughing. Non-joist people may just think he was a little punch-drunk from the loud music aboard the ship. Joist folks are probably rolling on the floor right now.







And for a pleasant change of pace, this was a wrought iron handrail in the opera house in Manaus. A real work of art, made in Scotland in 1896.