I was hitching north of Bogotá when I was picked up by an elderly man in his pick-up truck. Alejandro offered to drive me all the way to my destination, but first had to visit his plot of land. We arrived at the end of a dirt track to meet his friend who tended the field and greenhouse. We spent about an hour digging up potatoes, collecting broad beans and picking cherry tomatoes. It was fun to get my hands dirty and I was gifted a big bag of our bounty to take on the road!
Afterwards, my new friend drove me all the way to Suesca and was kind enough to take me for lunch. A classic Colombian feast of soup, rice, beans, plantain and a hefty lump of barbecued beef. Plus a side of spaghetti in a creamy tomato sauce... Because you can apparently never have enough beige on a latino dinner plate.
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| Collecting Broad Beans |
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