We walked through a couple of villages with our guide. Both were very much the same, except that the second seemed empty. People did not come out to greet us or follow us; instead, we caught glimpses of a few women and children in doorways or peeking around corners. One woman clearly did not like our presence as she waved us off when the guide called to her.
Aside from the lack of tools beyond the very basic, there was also an absence of modern farm tools. There were wooden plows and wooden carts. A wooden loom and spindle were set up under a tarp. Woven baskets were everywhere. A few metal pots were stacked beside an outdoor cooking fire. Skinny farm animals were tethered to anything handy with well-used ropes or ropes made of tied-together cloth. They all looked miserable.
