campesino

Portrait of Strangers: Guatemalan Van Gogh

Another way of challenging myself with street portraits is to use an off-camera flash. This portrait of a campesino in one the …

I enjoy talking to and interviewing the campesinos I encounter on my morning walks on the hills of the skirt of Volcán …

As I have mentioned before, it is impossible to think of the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul …

According to Don Alejandro, campesinos walk about a mile or two each day around 6am to 7am to work on their milpas. …

Don Alejandro, 78, has four cuerdas [1/6 of block equals 1 cuerda] on communal or municipal land where he grows maize and …

It was Manolo who introduced to the term colono (a salaried worker) in comparison to a campesino (a self-employed farmer). Manolo also …

I am afraid the paraphrasing of the title might scape most people since it is a nerd thing that only the most …

The land belongs to those that work it with their own hands. —Emiliano Zapata La tierra es de quien la trabaja con …

Whenever you come across people riding horses or donkeys over the cobblestone streets of La Antigua Guatemala you feel like you are …

It’s amazing how this farmworker can carry so many discarded maize canes on his back, just like an ant, carrying more weight …

Living in La Antigua Guatemala is such a trip because you get to see and experience different eras and lifestyles all at …