Point of Clarification

Before I go any further, I'd like to clarify a few things which I believe may be causing some confusion. I am living in the city of Arequipa with my host family in the district of Cayma, which is located fairly close to the center of the city. I'm not sure exactly how far the district extends, but from what I've seen it is a very well-off part of town. My family, for example, lives in a flat with paper-flushing toilets, hot water, a microwave, two laptops, and a washing machine. Alto Cayma, on the other hand, is further northwest and is for the most part a very impoverished district. Commuting each day between the two sites is like moving between the developed and developing world in 20 minutes. It's a stark contrast. The way things work is that as new people migrate to Arequipa, they build makeshift dwellings on land that is unoccupied on the outskirts of town. Over time, they are able to improve their living conditions (if they are lucky) so that those areas gradually acquire running water, electricity, etc., and the next group builds out beyond them. The result is that over the past 20 years, Alto Cayma and other settlements like it have crept up the base of the mountains so that the outskirts of Alto Cayma are basically at the foot of Mt. Chachani. The farther you move from the city center and the closer you get to the mountains, the more makeshift the dwellings and more scarce the power lines. I think I might also be causing a little confusion by using Alto Cayma to refer to both the larger settlement described above and the more specific community based around the parish with whom I spend most of my time. I'm probably not going to stop doing this, but just know that it can refer to either the entire region or the more specific group.
If you are still unclear about Alto Cayma, I would recommend reading the first posting, "A Little Background" (if you haven't already), as Jim does a better job than I can of explaining the demographics and living conditions. You can also visit the Serving Alto Cayma website for visuals: http://www.serving-alto-cayma.info/. I hope that helps.