September is burning month

There was tons of smoke for the 5 days we traveled east of Santa Cruz. This area is one of the prime agricultural areas and it is common practice to burn off the grazing land for cattle and the old stubble from crops. The photo above is a typical home. Walls constucted of a lattice of small poles filled with mud mixed with straw. Roof is thatched of palm leaves. Dirt floors and swept yards are the center of subsitence plots. Pigs, dogs, kids, cattle and burros for transport all share the yard.