This article explains How to use a Washing Sink, or “Pila”, as its called in El Salvador. First, familiarize yourself with the Pila. All Pilas have a “tub” area to hold water, and one or more “washing” areas/slabs.   Fill the tub with water, when water is running*.  Be sure the faucet is in the [...]

It was around 1:00pm when my niece Carmen and I went to wash clothes at the river. I put a load of laundry into a shallow bucket called a guacal, this one about 2 feet in diameter. Carmen grabbed a guacal full of her own clothes and we trotted down to the river, passing several [...]