the biggest family

“In the village if it rains in January, from sunrise until sunset you go out in search of a little bit of wood. We’ve suffered. The first time I arrived on my land all I could say was: ‘this is my land, what came next?’ You clear a part of the land and make your house from leaves. It’s sad. You bring your food and when this runs out, you go back and work again to return to the mountain.” 

Mr. Cueva arrived in San Pedro from Huancayo when he was a little boy. His father, who was in the military and worked in construction, had received 150 hectares from the government during the Belaude regime. So, when he was 14 years old, he arrived in the new lands, but only stayed during the season, helping his father. Later on, when he turned 22, he decided to settle in the community and work with coffee. He is married and has seven children. Besides growing coffee they also harvest achiote and have cattle, hens, ducks, pigs. He also works in the mine for some extra income. When this happens, his wife is in charge of the rest of the activities.