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.

Monday, 19 April 2010

19 abril, lunes


I had a chat with José today. Jose runs a hostel that caters to the trickle of travellers that pass through Chugchilán. After we exchanged the usual pleasantries about how life is good and there is not too much work to do, José tells me he is off to work right now, then laughs and walks in the opposite direction from his hostel and over to the bench were he sits and plays cards most afternoons.

Rummy is the second game of choice in Chugchilán (volleyball being the first).

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