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It's milder here than in the neighbouring province of Salamanca.
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In spring they take the hives to Castilla.
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Then, it's common to see pack animals laden with hives...
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...heading for Castilla.
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One day, we came across a donkey laden with hives.
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Two Hurdanos are taking it to Salamanca.
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Later, while we were eating, we were asked for help.
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The donkey was tied up and one of the hives had fallen.
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It was being attacked by bees.
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It tried to defend itself...
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...but more hives had fallen.
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And swarms of bees had descended on it.
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An hour later it was dead. A month before our arrival...
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... three men and eleven donkeys had died the same way.
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May and June are the hardest months in Las Hurdes.
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The potatoes have run out.
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The villagers eat unripe cherries.
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lt gives them dysentery.
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This is when the exodus begins.
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All the able-bodied men who don't have a fever...
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...head for Castilla or Extremadura to find work in the fields.
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We came across several of these caravans: of 10, 30, 50 men.
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They were carrying only a blanket.
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They have neither money nor bread
and they are going on foot to find work.
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We came upon another group several days later.
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They were returning as they'd come, without money or bread.