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Figure 1.18. A´da Jim ´ nez (A´da) and Octavio Tip ´ n.
maid in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. She started helping with farming when she
married Octavio to help with family expenses and meals. Octavio also grew up on a
farm where he learned how to farm from his parents by working with his father and
mother in the fields. His parents were able to pay for his education only through
primary school (6 years), and he was unable to continue to secondary school.
1.2.1 Their Farm
The farm is in Pinantura, 30 minutes by car from Pintag. The road to the farm is shown
in Figure 1.19. To get to the farm from Pintag, you need to take a bus from Pintag and
get off in the place called las minas (the mines). From there it is a 30-minute walk to the
farm. The road from Pintag is paved with stone but after las minas the road is
unimproved. You must walk down the road, cross a ravine, and from there follow
Figure 1.19. Road from Pintag.