Reburying La Pila

ID: 3264 ~ Source: Brooke Crum, “La Pila Reburied after Years of Excavation,” Waco Tribune-Herald, October 3, 2020.  ~ Creator: Rod Aydelotte
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Sadly, the excavation of La Pila ended in 2020 when the pandemic made it too difficult to continue. Turner-Pearson and her husband reburied the fountain, ending the vision of a park and monument proposed by Garcia.

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By Katie Chakmakjian
At a fountain named La Pila, children frequently splashed and played while others took a drink or filled jars and buckets with water. La Pila, meaning “the basin,” was the centerpiece and social hub…