Quinoa fields

With the sunrise we made our first stop at the quinoa fields.
I must say I have eaten quinoa many times but never thought of how and where it actually grows.
Bolivia is becoming a huge exporter of quinoa and the first part of our journey has been covered by fields, many times on the hills where you wouldn't want to go and pick it up by hand. The fields are property of different communities that take care of the crops and share not even work but the reward as well.
We have seen at least 4 different types of quinoa with each having slightly different colour of the flowers.
My favorite was white quinoa with beautiful bright yellow blooms.Leia mais