We had the opportunity to go to a local market. It is only open on Sundays. We were the only non local people there as it is not a tourist place. The people do not like photos as they think their sole will be taken. Our local guide said No Photos, but our OAT guide told us to take overviews of the market, no obvious close ups of people.
These are Ayumara people and the speak their own language. They are farmers who grow potatoes, quinoa, barley and fava beans. It is planting season now and they are plowing fields, by hand or with oxen. They have oxen, cows and sheep. They own plots of land not necessarily near their homes and move their animals, tied with ropes from one plot to another. Someone is always with the animals keeping them on their own land and for safety.
They build small corals out of sticks and put plastic around them to scare the gray fox away. The sheep and especially lambs are put in at night to keep gray fox from getting the lambs. Below are pictures of fields, homes and the market.
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