“Only two kilometers north,” the old woman chuckled, adjusting her basket. “Seems like a different world though, doesn’t it?” She was right. Here, in the outskirts, the air felt different as we approached Lama. This wasn’t just a village swallowed by the sprawl of Santo Tirso. Lama held onto its own rhythm. A quiet hum of life, a stark contrast to the bustling energy we left behind in the city. Lama, a name that felt as sturdy and unyielding as the stone houses surrounding us. In 2013, the powers that be redrew some lines on a map, merging Lama into a new parish. But here, amidst the quiet lanes and the scent of baking bread, Lama remained Lama. A place where time moved a little slower, content to let the world rush by while it held onto its own stories.
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