There are different layers to Huaycan. As you move down the valley the small and sparse dwellings on the hillside turn into dusty brick buildings. And most of them are unfinished. People here don´t have the money to finish their homes all at once. Nobody’s going to give them a loan to do that. This whole place is a work in progress. In such a scene your eyes zero in on color wherever and whatever it is. All these buildings have open rooftops and the thing that jumps out at you when you’re up there is laundry. There are no washers and dryers here and everyone washes their clothes by hand in tubs and sinks and hangs them to dry on the rooftop clotheslines.
This is our washing machine!
Construction is always happening. Piles of cement, dirt, brick and other building supplies are all over the place
There is a school nearby and these kids, like all kids, want to escape school by climbing over the balcony onto the roof of another building. you know, just for kicks.
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