There are many families, where everybody plays musical instruments. The school band began 1968, but traces its history to 1963 when a group of students first played together under the direction Professor Crisanto Araque, who taught the young students how to read music, melodies, and poetry. His dream was to instill in the youth of the pueblo, the beauty and expression of life through music and poetry. It is clean, safe, interesting, and the people very friendly. It's buildings date from Colonial times.
Most residents earn their livelihood working as farm laborers.
Most are poor. They would not ask of you, what we at andes.net are asking for them. Currently, there are six students sharing one clarinet. The same is true with other insturments. The families do not have the money to buy the needed instruments, and the pueblo lacks the funds as well.