Banos Girl

by Jamie Bloomquist

Uploaded 28 Jul 2007 — 2 favorites

© Jamie Bloomquist

Banos, Ecuador

We walked down the trail together and he explained to us how the woman had four young children and could use the food. He does this every time he visits. We walked off the trail and onto the slanted hillside. A tiny tin shack became visible as the path veered left. A small dog began to bark. Raul approached first. The woman came out and Raul greeted her. We shook her hand and smiled. Raul handed her the groceries and she accepted them with a smile. A quick wave from her...

1 response

  • Jay El

    Jay El said (15 Apr 2008):

    Nice! I can visualize the whole scene, down to this wonderful smile... Spanish & Portuguese So. Am. is more similar than we think while still living there...

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