墨西哥一家人岩石下安家30年[1]
<p></p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hut">hut</span> <span word="wedged">wedged</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="a">a</span> 130-<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="boulder">boulder</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Coahulla">Coahulla</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="Click">Click</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span></p><p>For many people the idea of living under a rock might seem like the punchline of a joke. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hut">hut</span> <span word="wedged">wedged</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="a">a</span> 130-<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="boulder">boulder</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Coahulla">Coahulla</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>, <span word="Benito">Benito</span> <span word="Hernandez">Hernandez</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Martha">Martha</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="la">la</span> <span word="Cruz">Cruz</span> <span word="Villarreal">Villarreal</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="home">home</span> 50 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>. <span word="Hernandez">Hernandez</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="collects">collects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Candelilla">Candelilla</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="Candelilla">Candelilla</span> <span word="wax">wax</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="boulder">boulder</span> 55 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Twenty">Twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="years">years</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Candelilla">Candelilla</span> (<span word="harvesting">harvesting</span>) <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="in">in</span> (<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="property">property</span>) <span word="because">because</span> <span word="lands">lands</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="Hernandez">Hernandez</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>-<span word="dried">dried</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cement">cement</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="stove">stove</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="plumbing">plumbing</span>. <span word="Electrical">Electrical</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unreliable">unreliable</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="freezes">freezes</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p>
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