Chugchilán is a typical village in the Ecuadorian Andes, a lot goes on, but nothing happens. All the men wear gumboots and all the women wear colourful shawls. There are plenty of cute, grubby faced kids and almost as many animals in town, as people. There is a town square, lined by a church, and a volleyball court. Sunday is market day. The rest of the week the atmospheric comings and goings of clouds comprise the majority of local traffic.

Sunday, 18 April 2010

18 abril, domingo


Market day again, looks like a busy day. I see plenty of lamb hocks hung up for the flies to rest on, but no beef from yesterday. There are only two ladies with stalls selling vegies and between them we spend $10. That’s the weekly food budget, which for us includes luxuries like papaya (not grown here). The staple foods and what most folks live on here are maize, potatoes and beans.

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