Filamon's Place (Santa María, Machangulo)

Call Filamon’s Place a "store" is sinning exaggerated, however, for the people of Santa Maria this is the only place to buy products from Maputo. Filamon’s is tiny dark wood building opposite the dock and is the village meeting place. It's run by the widow of Filamon, who can not read or add, though she manages a calculator phenomenally. When I had the privilege of going to the grocery store, the villagers could be seen through a barred window. It is notable that even though they have nothing to buy many remain for a long time, perhaps because in Santa Maria there is little to do and to look at the 'delights' of Filamon’s Place is a real temptation.