Road construction

This was always a dirt road that is now being paved. When they pave a road here, they start with a base of rocks that are (1) broken from bigger rocks by men using sledge hammers and (2) are crammed next to each other by hand. They are packed in tight. Smaller rocks and gravel will then be spread and eventually topped with asphalt placed by machine. It's a long process but a strong road.

In the second, zoomed-in photo, the rock in the background has been broken to size and placed while the rocks in the foreground still need to be broken into smaller pieces still.