Today I spoke with street vendors and walked around town looking for promising signs of longevity. The vendors either toted the locality of their products (blue-clay soap, fossilized shell necklaces) or explained their travels to India and exotic islands to gather their raw materials. I spoke to one vendor who claims his father is 112-years-old and working in the valley south of Vilcabamba. This man claims to use only plants as medicines, referencing a 1,000-page medical herb book to make concoctions.
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| The mini mart that sells CocaCola, a myriad of processed snacks, and apparently, ice cream. |
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| Real estate company in the central plaza |
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