The People:  The people here look much like the Navajo Indians of northern Arizona. They are kind and loving. They are also poor by the world’s standard, yet they don’t know it. They are hard workers, but work is not always available. The average wage is $100.00 peso per day (about $9.30 dollars) The food is simple: rice, beans, soup, tortillas, occasionally meat. (usually chicken it’s the cheapest)

The Homes:  The family home is usually made of adobe or cement block. They make them themselves with help from friends and family. Most homes do not have any running water inside. Their toilet is outside also. Water comes every other day.Homes have no fans or heaters, however they do have electricity. Very few homes have a telephone, most however, have a small TV.

The Family:   The women wash the clothes outside in a washtub with a scrubbing board. They usually have an outside cooking area and one inside also.Many times their grown children and their families live with the parents.Anyone able to work and help the family make a living is required to do so.The women and small children all help with the daily chores.

The Land:  We are situated high on the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains. We are on the main highway to Mexico City,about a hundred miles southeast of Monterrey.The average altitude is 6200 ft. in the valley. This is high desert, with mountains rising up as high as 12,197 ft.