There is even the smell of leaking gas at the places we visited. I wish I could actually call this a tree house. Then this situation would not be so bad. In plain view, picture below shows the employer's home just about 500 feet away. One of the many employers homes, just 300 feet away from a make shift tree house.
Nearby canals are the source for drinking water and bathing.
Those who are not living under the trees have no stoves and are forced to cook outside their shacks. Many families are still using outhouses as well. Jose says he has been sick for a while now. He has no money to go to the doctor. He gets paid by the job and works from sunrise to sundown.