Thursday, August 19, 2010

quotes from the field

Someone in the community we work was talking to us about issues of globalization and consequences of free market economics. He first won my attention quickly by saying:


"Antes había guerras por oro y guano, y ahora son por el agua."
(Before there were wars over gold and guano, and now they're for the water.)

And then this one:

"Peru es como una quinceañera--todos quieren enamorarse con ella (Chile, Brasil, Bolivia..)
(Peru is like fifteen year old girl--everyone wants to fall in love with her.)

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