“I found photos of his childhood in the Lone barn, of him little with his brother playing in the river.
After his baccalaureate, he wanted to travel, by the way. He left for Latin America, Peru. He met his wife with whom he returned to France.
In the desire for a better life he settled in the Couserans 40 years ago.

Its history like that of all those I met, reveals to me that this territory is a corner of France that has been built since the trip. The crusades of the Middle Ages, crossings to Spain, the Spanish who came to France, those who came to settle in search of freedom, those who were born here and grew up in their valleys.
We arrived from Chile, a country that is at a limit in the world.
When you arrive in Chile it is a terminus. You have to stay or leave in the other direction. As in the Couserans, going up in the valleys the roads are without outlets. Once in front of the mountains you have to stay or turn around.
I grew up in France following the exile of my parents, therefore my intimate territory fed on the two cultures: the French and the Chilean. ”

RGR