La Herradura: before and now.

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Hugo is starting the coals to make the barbecue. He will roast extra meat so that I can slice in thinly and take it with me for the trip to La Herradura. La Herradura is a small beach near Coquimbo, in the north of Chile. The first time I went, over 60 years ago, there were earth paths made by goats. The few houses were made from adobe and the people there took better care of the places where the goat slept than of their own houses. If you dug a little bit, you could find arrowheads from old times. And still from older times, you could find some fossil shells from the time the sea was above the ground and then had retreated. Now there´s nothing. There are old small beach houses like my aunt´s. They are very modest. Specially since the new buildings are houses and apartments that are as good as the best of the biggest cities. I am happy because this year we will have a new stove. I´ll cook yummy food for my aunt.