:11:00
He tells us the girl's been there 3 days without moving.
:11:04
She must be sick.
:11:06
One of us goes up to her...
:11:09
...to find out what's wrong with her throat.
:11:16
He asks her to open her mouth.
:11:18
Her gums and throat are inflamed.
:11:21
Sadly there's nothing we can do for her.
:11:24
Two days later we returned to the village.
:11:26
We asked after the girl and were told she had died.
:11:30
What do the people of this sterile land eat?
:11:34
Almost the only food here is...
:11:37
...potatoes and beans,
and then not always.
:11:40
Especially in June and July...
:11:42
...there's not enough food.
:11:45
The only meat is pork.
:11:49
But only the wealthier families have a pig.
:11:53
Once a year a pig is slaughtered. The meat lasts three days.
:11:57
Olive trees grow in more fertile spots.
:12:00
But the olives are usually eaten by insects.
:12:05
The best animal for such infertile land is the goat.
:12:09
Its milk is reserved for the gravely ill, who mop it up with bread...
:12:13
...brought from afar by the beggars, and given only to the sick.
:12:29
Goat meat is only eaten when a goat dies.
:12:32
This happens from time to time on the steep slopes.
:12:41
The main industry in Las Hurdes is apiculture.
:12:45
But most of the hives don't belong to the Hurdanos.
:12:48
And the honey the bees get from heather is very bitter.
:12:53
The owners of the hives are from La Alberca.
:12:56
They only let the Hurdanos have the hives in winter.