When the football matches are on, people from San Pedro go to Socaire to watch, since San Pedro uses a diesel generator and has electricity for only four hours a day. After a week in the desert we travelled south to a fishing village of about 1,500 people called Dechato. Until 25 years ago the fish boats used sails, but today are powered by outboard. The boats are built by the fishermen, are open and around twenty feet long. Many of the men also dive for abalone.
Most families have chickens, a goat or a cow and a garden.
Or older than that - the fishermen are mestizos and may be half descended from the aboriginal fishing tribes. Some fishing families have opened restaurants, with the men catching the fish and the women and children cooking and waiting on table. Also saw people gathering sea weed to sell to China. There is an association to aid micro-businesses and one of fish farmers. The vegetable and fruit market is twice a week with farmers coming in 1958 Ford and Chevy trucks loaded down with produce for sale.