Page 484 - Essencials of Sociology

The road to El Tiro. On
the left, going up the
hill, is a board walk.
To the right is a meat
market (carnicería).
Note the structure
above the meat market,
where the family that
runs the store lives.

It doesn’t take much skill to build your own house in El Tiro. El Tiro has home delivery.
A hammer and saw, some nails, and used lumber will provide
most of what you need. This man is building his house on top of

another house. waiting in line to use the only public telephone.

An infrastructure has developed to serve El Tiro. This woman is

“What does an El
Tiro home look
like inside? I kept
wondering. Then Jaro,
my guide (on the left),
took me inside the
home of one of his
parishioners. Amelia
keeps a neat house,
with everything highly
organized.

What do people
do to make a living
in El Tiro? Anything
they can. This man is
sharpening a saw in
© James M. Henslin, all photos
front of his home.