Going into her mud-brick house, I step inside one of the 2 dark rooms. In one corner some large rocks form a little barrier for several guinea pigs that are eating stalks of corn. Apparently, they eat guinea pigs here but only on special occasions, they are considered a delicacy. We finally leave the house and arrive at the lodge at six p.m. The brick-stucco lodge has two stories with about 4 rooms each.
Covered porches are on both sides.
One porch faces west toward the ancient fortress of Kuelap, which lies across a valley and on top of a mountain. On the top floor is a dining room with a small, painted, corner fireplace. The kitchen is next to this room. Cooking is done over a fireplace with horizontal metal surfaces for the pots. Water is heated using a metal container above the fireplace, but apparently it would take a long time to get the water hot enough for a hot shower.