When I caught sight of this Quechua man in Bolivia’s Altiplano near Uyuni, he
was running full speed after a large herd of llamas he was bringing back to a
corral at day’s end. Watching him from a
distance I thought him young. But he changed
his course to come have a better look at me, and I was stunned to see an old
man. To my question he replied that he was 84. His clothes held together by
years-old patches and his sandals had been carved out of old tires. But asked
whether he enjoyed running after llamas, he replied that nothing could make
him happier. I had heard similar words from other llama herders, in Bolivia and
Peru, and I believed him.
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