| ID: | 5617 |
|---|---|
| Country: | Peru |
| Title: | Peru - Management of Natural Resources in the Southern Highlands Project (MARENASS) - October 2006 |
| Description: |
A man transports bricks during a "minka", a common tradition in Peru. When someone from the community needs to build a house, neighbors and relatives join in to work together. The owner of the house provides food and liquor for everyone. Flora Guzmán, is having a new adobe brick house constructed with the help of her neighbors. Several dozen men are working on the construction, and a dozen women are helping with food preparation. A minka is a joyous event in which people work, eat, dance and strengthen bonds with family and neighbors. |
| Size: | 4.10 MB; 4368 x 2912 pixels; 370 x 247 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1156 x 770 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Show more details: | Pablo Corral Vega |
| Copyright: | ©IFAD/Pablo Corral Vega |
| Categories: | none |
| URL: | www.ifad.org |
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