Cold weather in Mexico made the trip to Nuevo Progreso very important and we were taking warm sweat shirts to friends. The warm and sunny day made it hard to believe the bad forecast, but we'd already had freezing temperatures and a layer of ice that had closed highways and bridges. Already this winter has been reported as the worst in over 50 years in northern Mexico and there have been many weather related deaths.
Apolinar lives on the outskirts of Nuevo Progreso in a little house built by missionaries. They have no indoor plumbing and no way to heat their house other than gathering wood and building fires.
This is a spcial family needing a helping hand. They work hard making and selling gorditos to truck drivers. The gorditos are fried corn cakes filled with refried beans, potatoes and scrambled eggs. As usual we were offered samples of the hot gorditos along with cold drinks. They sell all the food they can prepare and it's not surprising because they are really good.
Their little boy Esteban stands in front of their house on the outskirts of Nuevo Progreso.
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