Here are some pictures from the trip. The weather in Marcala was nice and cool - 60s and 70s the whole time. So Leyla was all wrapped up :) This is the first time she has worn long sleeves and been aware of it - it was so cute, as soon as I put on her little sweater she just stared at her arms and felt her sleeves, wondering, what in the world is this on my arms?? Here she is standing up in the car after we finally made it. The other, I believe, is in Cabanas, where Marcos' mom and dad are from.
Here is Elvia and her home in Bailadero, a little farther than Cabanas (both are in the mountains about an hour from Marcala). Her little boy is almost a month older than Leyla. Poor thing was sick the whole time we were there :(
They taught me how to make real corn tortillas. Here I am grinding the cooked corn and then making it into masa. You simply grind it, mix it with water until it forms a dough, and then with the stone you flatten it out some more to make sure it's a good, smooth texture. Then you form them into tortillas!
This is the road we had to walk down to get to their house. The truck couldn't get down there. They lived on the side of a mountain.
These are a few pictures of the lovely road we took to get to Elvia's.
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