reporter: miguel oÑatelaria is dissatisfied. his snack bar is wl l situated.. s in the middle of the bus station in the chilean town of santa cruz. but things are slow this morning, so miguel tries to drum up a little business. miguel: [speaking spanish] reporter: motete con huesillosos a thirst-quencher that conontais wheat, so it's more of a snack than a drink. just take mote, or cooked husked wheat, add dried peaches, and top it off with the liquid in which the pepeaches were cooked. miguel: it has to simmer for a good amount of timime, then it's cooled and sweetened, using not too much sugar, but it has to be sweet. would you like to try it? reporter: miguel's been here for more than 30 years. his snack costs the equivalent of 1 euro 30. that's not cheap. the average monthly inincome in chile is just over 900 euros. but miguel knows how he can atattract customers at t the bus station -- with a wheat drink or a portion of french fries. miguel: we've had to sacrifice a lot. that's the only waway we were ae to succeed. we're a perfectly ordinary middle-class fa