The Dunas de Villa, a refugee camp for some of those that lost their homes in the quake. - Dan Hilden Photography

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danhilden > Rubble left over from a 7.9 earthquake that took place on August 15, 2007 in Pisco, Peru. The quake destroyed most of the city killing around 596 people and leaving 80,000 homeless.

danhilden > The Dunas de Villa, a refugee camp for some of those that lost their homes in the quake.

danhilden > Three refugees of the quake.

danhilden > “We thought we would be here for three months,” said Juana Marcos Huaya (looking at camera) a week before the one year anniversary of the quake. Two adults and three kids live on a 15 by 30 foot plot of sand, only a small section of which is enclosed.

danhilden > Boys play soccer in the Dunas de Villa.

danhilden > Burners Without Borders volunteers building a cornerstone. The forms that they are putting up will be filled with concrete and removed when it has dried. A rebar internal frame should prevent these structures from falling in a quake, meaning people can build a cheap brick or adobe house around the cornerstone and use it for a shelter if another quake hits. In the meantime the fact that the cornerstones have a toilet and shower means sanitation conditions will improve greatly.

danhilden > Volunteers rest after a day of hard work.

danhilden > A Burners Without Borders volunteer who goes by the name of Dragonfly gives money to some people for a new water bucket after their's cracked.

danhilden > Children in their makeshift home, which is on the site of their old house. In the background is a concrete "cornerstone" a structure housing a shower, toilet, and wash basin made by Burners Without Borders volunteers. The group has built schools, houses, and a handfull of cornerstones around Pisco.

The Dunas de Villa, a refugee camp for some of those that lost their homes in the quake.

> The Dunas de Villa, a refugee camp for some of those that lost their homes in the quake.

The Dunas de Villa, a refugee camp for some of those that lost their homes in the quake.

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