Pedaling forward with Maya Pedal

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Pedaling forward with Maya Pedal

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Catherine sends this in about Maya Pedal, which helps create and supply bicycles and pedal-powered machines to communities in Guatemala.

Bicimáquinas (translates as “bicycle machines”) are pedal-powered machines that act as an intermediate technology to assist the family economy in obtaining a higher production capacity in agriculture and in small business. Each bicimáquina is produced individually in our shop with a combination of old bikes, concrete, wood, and metal. So far we have developed several original designs that have proven to be both functional and economical.

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Maya Pedal is working with a number of sponsoring organizations, on projects in Guatemala to bring low tech solutions to rural people.

4 thoughts on “Pedaling forward with Maya Pedal

  1. eeio.myopenid.com says:

    a friend took these pictures of a bicimaquina near oaxaca with a flywheel made out of cob
    http://laecovillage.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/awesome-cob-flywheel-from-oaxaca/

  2. Lovji says:

    Ingenious! Great job using bicycle parts.

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