In A Village Of 137, It's Hard To Find A Date

Victoria Burnett: Ramón Sánchez is not a great believer in the powers of Cupid. But when Mr. Sánchez, a wiry 54-year-old bachelor, heard that dozens of women would be coming to this quiet village for a blind date with the local men, he happily signed up.
Mr. Sánchez, who lives 13 miles out of town on a farm with no telephone and with only sheep and cattle for company, said he had come along in the hope of meeting somebody with whom he could spend his old age.
"It would be nice to have a woman to share things with," he said, his dark skin polished by wind and sun. "Really, what I want is someone to take care of the house. Not so much me. I've been doing that all…