Today we were put to work at a community village. Before work we had to get dressed.
They have very colourfull clothes in Peru.
Some hats were more intricate than others. Matt’s was lined with beads and buttons.
There were complex patterns in everything.
The tools of the trade were a hoe and sunglasses. The plant was mint which Kerri used to clear sinuses.
They also raise pigs in the community.
We think this is quinoa.
This was one of the corn fields. Didn’t need help figuring this plant out.
It was close to harvest as the ears were pretty big.
These were broad beans.
The beans are huge and have to be peeled before eating (even after being shelled).
Here is the shelled bean before peeling.
Here we were shown how to find the potatoes. The women can do pretty much everything with a child strapped to them. And when not a child it is usually a larger amount of goods they are carrying.
This was Matt starting to help find the potatoes.
They grow them in raised patches to make weeding and pulling easier.
Sometimes there were only a few small ones.
Other times we would get bigger ones.
Lots and lots of fresh potatoes.
The start of our lunch was really simple and just a peeled boiled potato. They were still delicious.
