{"id":151,"date":"2009-01-17T15:33:03","date_gmt":"2009-01-17T21:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saskatchewangypsy.wordpress.com\/?p=151"},"modified":"2009-01-17T15:33:03","modified_gmt":"2009-01-17T21:33:03","slug":"village-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rglongpre.ca\/pilgrim\/index.php\/2009\/01\/17\/village-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Village walk"},"content":{"rendered":"
The fishing village which is about two kilometres from our villa is quite small and quite poor.\u00a0 Of course, there are some homes that are beautiful in the Mexican style with clean grounds filled with coconut palm trees, but they are definitely the exception.\u00a0 Throughout the centre of the village most homes are built using cinder blocks with a mortar parging to hide the blocks.\u00a0 Many of these homes are relatively new since many of the homes had been wiped out by a hurricane in the late 1980’s.\u00a0 Only some of these homes have a new roof made of cement and beams.\u00a0 Most are still covered in various versions of metal and palm thatch.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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A small home near the saltwater lagoon in Chuburna<\/p><\/div>\n

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As one nears the edges of the village the houses become flimsier such as this one made with corrogated iron sheeting.\u00a0 As we passed this home only metres from the salt water lagoons that lie to the south of the village, we saw three little children playing while their mother was busy preparing some food under the eave of the roof.<\/p>\n

We spent some time looking out at the salt marshes and at the collection of tiny white boats that were poled around the marshes on the search for shellfish and other edibles.\u00a0 Then, we turned to walk back into town.\u00a0 In a number of disorderly yards we saw large piles of beautiful shells, discards once the soft edible seafood had been removed.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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Plucking a chicken for the mid-day meal.<\/p><\/div>\n

In one such yard, we saw this man busy at a small wooden table plucking a chicken.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0And further down the road, another mother preparing the noon meal while her child looks on with interest.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Mother preparing lunch<\/p><\/div>\n

As you can see, the homes are basic.\u00a0 In this part of the world, there isn’t the need for glass windows when a screen with leavered wooden shutters covering the screens to both allow in light and keep out the frequent wind that carries sand from the sea which lies several hundred metres away.\u00a0 Many have no electricity and use wood for their cookstoves.\u00a0 No one heats their home.\u00a0 It just isn’t cold enough.\u00a0 They have little and expect little.\u00a0 They make do with basics hoping that the day’s catch from the sea or the marshes will allow them a few extra pesos.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A little corner store with a limited assortment of items for neighbourhood villagers.<\/p><\/div>\n

As we wandered through the village we found quite a few small shops, some with almost nothing in stock except a few crackers, soda pop and junk food.\u00a0 We found three shops close to each other, that sold fruits and vegetables.\u00a0 One also sold a bit of meat, sort of a butcher shop minus the cooler display of meat.\u00a0 People lined up and when it was their turn, indicated which piece of the larger hunk of meat they wanted.\u00a0 The butcher then chopped it off and the sale was made.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Further down the road, this small corner store presented a more modern appearance, somewhat like a small confectionary.\u00a0\u00a0 Like other shops, junk food, pop, beer and a few basic items were on display.\u00a0 The adjacent business was selling mobile phone cards.\u00a0 Rarely does anyone have a land line here in Chuburna.\u00a0 It’s all about keeping it simple in a community where the average daily wage is 70 pesos, that’s seven dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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