Sruggling

Aquas Caliente is a tourist town (see earlier blog), and is jammed into a hill side along the river. Being on a hillside creates its own problems - like getting merchandise up and down the slopes.

(Left - the gas bottle carrier rests. Most of the wheelbarrows have the tray removed to better carry odd shaped loads)

This series of pictures was taken in a short uphill stretch of road, and underlines the difficulties, and also the strength of the workers, whose job it is to haul these loads into place.

(Right - another wheeler rests - not sure just what is in the boxes, but they must be heavy on an uphill gradient)

This may be a bit logical, but it would seem that there would be an advantage in several of the stores combining to buy some motorised form of haiulage!!

(Left - volunteer Stewart took pity on this young boy pulling all the soft drinks up the hill aided only by his little sister pushing at the back)

(Right - sometimes it helps if you have company - you all feel exhausted together)

(Left - bottles are wheeled up)

(Right - remember the effort next time you need your luggage moved)

(Left - they do have trash cans here for depositing of rubbish - perhaps they need some larger sizes)