Leña

Most of the cooking here is done using leña instead of gas. My host dad and host uncle went to get the leña the other day and since we use many sticks each day, it gets used rather quickly. Leña is much cheaper than gas. Gas stoves are hooked up to tanks that need to be refilled and the tanks themselves are expensive and it is a hassle to get them filled. Sometimes we use the gas stove, to make quick things like eggs, reheat food and boil water but pretty much all other cooking happens outside with leña. Since gas is expense, we use the oven for storage. Most people never turn on their oven.