We observed the situation in this picture on our last day of clinic in Pancho Mateo. Some of the Dominicans had piled tires in the road and set them on fire, completely blocking the road to vehicular traffic. Our program directors were told it was a protest over the condition of the roads, and I can attest to the need for civic improvements in that regard. Of course setting tires on fire and blocking the roads makes little sense as a means of protest, but perhaps it accomplished its desired end, as three days later when I returned to Pancho Mateo a load or two of crushed concrete had been delivered and spread on a main thoroughfare in town. Perhaps it was just coincidence but one has to wonder. Fortunately our trucks were on the right side of the blockade or we would've had to wait until the fire was extinguished. Two days before and we would've been blocked in on our way back from Negro Melo and Severet.
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