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The legends are only available in German or Spanish
Bolivianisches Straßenbild: Ein Knabe im Dörfchen Tiahuanaco, unweit des gleichnamigen gewaltigen Ruinenkomplexes aus der Vorinkazeit macht seine Schularbeiten auf der Steintreppe vor dem Haus. - 1976

The estancia is a small town. It includes many different buildings. Sometimes there is even a school, which is attended by the children of the farm workers. This saves the pupils the trip to the next village, which is often dozens of kilometres away. A single teacher teaches the little ones and the big ones. Our picture was taken during the break in the school of the estancia “Palitué” (Neuquén province). Little José Luis Jimenéz, son of a peon, drinks his cup of milk. - 1973

If the gaucho has more than the bare necessities, he is soon the head of a large family. Far from all the comforts of civilisation, the gaucho is also a naïve painter and schoolmaster at the same time. - Estancia Palitué, Province Neuquén. - 1973