Local Life

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the local market. Wednesdays and Saturdays are the days when they sell meat.

balutboiled duck eggs

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locals collect shells, clams, and mussels in low tide and cook them

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most locals do not have gas stoves, and cook with diy stoves just like this made out of an empty container of cooking oil, cement, and charcoal

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This is the stove we made to grill pork chops every Friday

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Collecting water from a local well.

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Locals often sell well water at very low prices since it is heavy to carry.

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A dog in the Capising Fishing Village finds a great place to nap

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Pigs on leashes are a common sight

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the church in downtown El Nido

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locals handwash laundry

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