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GUATEMALA. Indigenous Family - GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. The Brito Gomez family live from cultivattion. On their land they grow beans, corn and lemon. Indigenous Family, Guatemala. The Gomez Brito family lives in a remote area of the mountains in Guatemala near the village of Nebaj. Nebaj is part of the Ixil-triangle, an area of three towns that maintains one of the strongest indigenous cultures in Guatemala. Even though the number of natives makes out the majority of the population in the country, they are still discriminated in many ways. Most of them live in poverty and many work on farms earning a wage of 2-3 dollars a day. In the late 1970s and 1980s, the Ixil-region was engulfed in a civil war, killing and displacing thousands of Ixil Mayans. During the war the portrayed family lost their youngest child, who died of hunger and disease when hiding in the surrounding mountains. Today, in the very same mountains, the mother Juanita and the father Andr's live with their nine children. Unlike many other families from this area, they have succeeded in keeping the family together by working hard on their own pieces of land. From early morning to sunset the daily routine is to collect fruits and berries, cultivate the land - which mainly consist of corn and beans - and breed the animals. Even though the chance of a change in their life is most unlikely, all the children have different dreams for the future. Maria, 7, wants to continue school and get an education, Faustino, 18, is eager to find a way to enter the USA, while David, 6, claims that his wish is to take over the family's land, when his father retires. - Jacob Aue Sobol

GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. The Brito Gomez family live from cultivattion. On their land they grow beans, corn and lemon. Indigenous Family, Guatemala. The Gomez...

GUATEMALA. Indigenous Family - GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. When the Gomez Brito gamily has something to celebrate they have a special dinner. One of the children has finished the exams and two chickens have been slaughtered. They are now hanging from the ceiling above the fireplace ready to be cooked. Indigenous Family, Guatemala. The Gomez Brito family lives in a remote area of the mountains in Guatemala near the village of Nebaj. Nebaj is part of the Ixil-triangle, an area of three towns that maintains one of the strongest indigenous cultures in Guatemala. Even though the number of natives makes out the majority of the population in the country, they are still discriminated in many ways. Most of them live in poverty and many work on farms earning a wage of 2-3 dollars a day. In the late 1970s and 1980s, the Ixil-region was engulfed in a civil war, killing and displacing thousands of Ixil Mayans. During the war the portrayed family lost their youngest child, who died of hunger and disease when hiding in the surrounding mountains. Today, in the very same mountains, the mother Juanita and the father AndrÃ©s live with their nine children. Unlike many other families from this area, they have succeeded in keeping the family together by working hard on their own pieces of land. From early morning to sunset the daily routine is to collect fruits and berries, cultivate the land - which mainly consist of corn and beans - and breed the animals. Even though the chance of a change in their life is most unlikely, all the children have different dreams for the future. Maria, 7, wants to continue school and get an education, Faustino, 18, is eager to find a way to enter the USA, while David, 6, claims that his wish is to take over the family's land, when his father retires. - Jacob Aue Sobol

GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. When the Gomez Brito gamily has something to celebrate they have a special dinner. One of the children has finished the exams and two...

GUATEMALA. Indigenous Family - GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. The Gomez Brito family has a dog. It follows ten-year-old Eliseo every morning when he walks the long way to the other side of the mountain to look after the horses. Eliseo doesn't like to walk the long way alone. He feels safer when the dog is with him. Indigenous Family, Guatemala. The Gomez Brito family lives in a remote area of the mountains in Guatemala near the village of Nebaj. Nebaj is part of the Ixil-triangle, an area of three towns that maintains one of the strongest indigenous cultures in Guatemala. Even though the number of natives makes out the majority of the population in the country, they are still discriminated in many ways. Most of them live in poverty and many work on farms earning a wage of 2-3 dollars a day. In the late 1970s and 1980s, the Ixil-region was engulfed in a civil war, killing and displacing thousands of Ixil Mayans. During the war the portrayed family lost their youngest child, who died of hunger and disease when hiding in the surrounding mountains. Today, in the very same mountains, the mother Juanita and the father AndrÃ©s live with their nine children. Unlike many other families from this area, they have succeeded in keeping the family together by working hard on their own pieces of land. From early morning to sunset the daily routine is to collect fruits and berries, cultivate the land - which mainly consist of corn and beans - and breed the animals. Even though the chance of a change in their life is most unlikely, all the children have different dreams for the future. Maria, 7, wants to continue school and get an education, Faustino, 18, is eager to find a way to enter the USA, while David, 6, claims that his wish is to take over the family's land, when his father retires. - Jacob Aue Sobol

GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. The Gomez Brito family has a dog. It follows ten-year-old Eliseo every morning when he walks the long way to the other side of the mo...

GUATEMALA. Indigenous Family - GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. Maria stretches her legs after a long day of work. The shoes she chose herself at the marketplace with her mother. Indigenous Family, Guatemala. The Gomez Brito family lives in a remote area of the mountains in Guatemala near the village of Nebaj. Nebaj is part of the Ixil-triangle, an area of three towns that maintains one of the strongest indigenous cultures in Guatemala. Even though the number of natives makes out the majority of the population in the country, they are still discriminated in many ways. Most of them live in poverty and many work on farms earning a wage of 2-3 dollars a day. In the late 1970s and 1980s, the Ixil-region was engulfed in a civil war, killing and displacing thousands of Ixil Mayans. During the war the portrayed family lost their youngest child, who died of hunger and disease when hiding in the surrounding mountains. Today, in the very same mountains, the mother Juanita and the father AndrÃ©s live with their nine children. Unlike many other families from this area, they have succeeded in keeping the family together by working hard on their own pieces of land. From early morning to sunset the daily routine is to collect fruits and berries, cultivate the land - which mainly consist of corn and beans - and breed the animals. Even though the chance of a change in their life is most unlikely, all the children have different dreams for the future. Maria, 7, wants to continue school and get an education, Faustino, 18, is eager to find a way to enter the USA, while David, 6, claims that his wish is to take over the family's land, when his father retires. - Jacob Aue Sobol

GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. Maria stretches her legs after a long day of work. The shoes she chose herself at the marketplace with her mother. Indigenous Family,...

GUATEMALA. Indigenous Family - GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. Usually the women stay at home working on the household, but when it is time to sow, they join the men and help in the field. In this picture the family have just planted beans, which together with corn, is the most important crop for their everyday meals. Indigenous Family, Guatemala. The Gomez Brito family lives in a remote area of the mountains in Guatemala near the village of Nebaj. Nebaj is part of the Ixil-triangle, an area of three towns that maintains one of the strongest indigenous cultures in Guatemala. Even though the number of natives makes out the majority of the population in the country, they are still discriminated in many ways. Most of them live in poverty and many work on farms earning a wage of 2-3 dollars a day. In the late 1970s and 1980s, the Ixil-region was engulfed in a civil war, killing and displacing thousands of Ixil Mayans. During the war the portrayed family lost their youngest child, who died of hunger and disease when hiding in the surrounding mountains. Today, in the very same mountains, the mother Juanita and the father AndrÃ©s live with their nine children. Unlike many other families from this area, they have succeeded in keeping the family together by working hard on their own pieces of land. From early morning to sunset the daily routine is to collect fruits and berries, cultivate the land - which mainly consist of corn and beans - and breed the animals. Even though the chance of a change in their life is most unlikely, all the children have different dreams for the future. Maria, 7, wants to continue school and get an education, Faustino, 18, is eager to find a way to enter the USA, while David, 6, claims that his wish is to take over the family's land, when his father retires. - Jacob Aue Sobol

GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. Usually the women stay at home working on the household, but when it is time to sow, they join the men and help in the field. In this...

GUATEMALA. Indigenous Family - GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. Guatemalan Faustino GOMEZ BRITO. Faustino is 18 years old and dreams about going to the USA to find work and a wife. Before bedtime he stands in front of the mirror and practices the words over and over again: hat, shirt, trousers socks. Someone has told him that these are the words he needs to memorize to get past the border patrol and into the United States of America. But Faustino also feels a responsibility of taking care of his brothers and sisters. In the background his sister Magdelena is sewing. Indigenous Family, Guatemala. The Gomez Brito family lives in a remote area of the mountains in Guatemala near the village of Nebaj. Nebaj is part of the Ixil-triangle, an area of three towns that maintains one of the strongest indigenous cultures in Guatemala. Even though the number of natives makes out the majority of the population in the country, they are still discriminated in many ways. Most of them live in poverty and many work on farms earning a wage of 2-3 dollars a day. In the late 1970s and 1980s, the Ixil-region was engulfed in a civil war, killing and displacing thousands of Ixil Mayans. During the war the portrayed family lost their youngest child, who died of hunger and disease when hiding in the surrounding mountains. Today, in the very same mountains, the mother Juanita and the father AndrÃ©s live with their nine children. Unlike many other families from this area, they have succeeded in keeping the family together by working hard on their own pieces of land. From early morning to sunset the daily routine is to collect fruits and berries, cultivate the land - which mainly consist of corn and beans - and breed the animals. Even though the chance of a change in their life is most unlikely, all the children have different dreams for the future. Maria, 7, wants to continue school and get an education, Faustino, 18, is eager to find a way to enter the USA, while David, 6, claims that his wish is to take over the family. - Jacob Aue Sobol

GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. Guatemalan Faustino GOMEZ BRITO. Faustino is 18 years old and dreams about going to the USA to find work and a wife. Before bedtime h...

GUATEMALA. Indigenous Family - GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. In April the family burn back their cornfield to prepare for the next season. David is protecting himself from the smoke. Especially the corn harvest is very important to the family, because the corn is part of every meal that the family prepares.A bad corn season will be a catastrophe for the well being of the family. Indigenous Family, Guatemala.
The Gomez Brito family lives in a remote area of the mountains in Guatemala near the village of Nebaj. Nebaj is part of the Ixil-triangle, an area of three towns that maintains one of the strongest indigenous cultures in Guatemala. Even though the number of natives makes out the majority of the population in the country, they are still discriminated in many ways. Most of them live in poverty and many work on farms earning a wage of 2-3 dollars a day.
In the late 1970s and 1980s, the Ixil-region was engulfed in a civil war, killing and displacing thousands of Ixil Mayans. During the war the portrayed family lost their youngest child, who died of hunger and disease when hiding in the surrounding mountains. Today, in the very same mountains, the mother Juanita and the father AndrÃ©s live with their nine children. Unlike many other families from this area, they have succeeded in keeping the family together by working hard on their own pieces of land. From early morning to sunset the daily routine is to collect fruits and berries, cultivate the land - which mainly consist of corn and beans - and breed the animals. Even though the chance of a change in their life is most unlikely, all the children have different dreams for the future. Maria, 7, wants to continue school and get an education, Faustino, 18, is eager to find a way to enter the USA, while David, 6, claims that his wish is to take over the family's land, when his father retires. - Jacob Aue Sobol

GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. In April the family burn back their cornfield to prepare for the next season. David is protecting himself from the smoke. Especially ...

GUATEMALA. Indigenous Family - GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. Usually the Gomez Brito family cannot afford eating anything else than vegetables and corn. They are breeding 12 chickens, but they will be sold to pay for clothing and daily necessities. During the day, the chickens stay outside, but when it gets dark they are put in a box that is placed under the bed of the oldest son. He takes care of the chickens. Indigenous Family, Guatemala. The Gomez Brito family lives in a remote area of the mountains in Guatemala near the village of Nebaj. Nebaj is part of the Ixil-triangle, an area of three towns that maintains one of the strongest indigenous cultures in Guatemala. Even though the number of natives makes out the majority of the population in the country, they are still discriminated in many ways. Most of them live in poverty and many work on farms earning a wage of 2-3 dollars a day.In the late 1970s and 1980s, the Ixil-region was engulfed in a civil war, killing and displacing thousands of Ixil Mayans. During the war the portrayed family lost their youngest child, who died of hunger and disease when hiding in the surrounding mountains. Today, in the very same mountains, the mother Juanita and the father Andr's live with their nine children. Unlike many other families from this area, they have succeeded in keeping the family together by working hard on their own pieces of land. From early morning to sunset the daily routine is to collect fruits and berries, cultivate the land - which mainly consist of corn and beans - and breed the animals. Even though the chance of a change in their life is most unlikely, all the children have different dreams for the future. Maria, 7, wants to continue school and get an education, Faustino, 18, is eager to find a way to enter the USA, while David, 6, claims that his wish is to take over the family's land, when his father retires. - Jacob Aue Sobol

GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. Usually the Gomez Brito family cannot afford eating anything else than vegetables and corn. They are breeding 12 chickens, but they w...

GUATEMALA. Indigenous Family - GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. Guatemalan David GOMEZ BRITO. David takes a break from work. In spite of the fact that he's only six years old, David is always out of the house. Sometimes he doesn't come home before darkness falls, and his family already sits around the fireplace eating dinner.Indigenous Family, Guatemala.The Gomez Brito family lives in a remote area of the mountains in Guatemala near the village of Nebaj. Nebaj is part of the Ixil-triangle, an area of three towns that maintains one of the strongest indigenous cultures in Guatemala. Even though the number of natives makes out the majority of the population in the country, they are still discriminated in many ways. Most of them live in poverty and many work on farms earning a wage of 2-3 dollars a day. In the late 1970s and 1980s, the Ixil-region was engulfed in a civil war, killing and displacing thousands of Ixil Mayans. During the war the portrayed family lost their youngest child, who died of hunger and disease when hiding in the surrounding mountains. Today, in the very same mountains, the mother Juanita and the father Andrs live with their nine children. Unlike many other families from this area, they have succeeded in keeping the family together by working hard on their own pieces of land. From early morning to sunset the daily routine is to collect fruits and berries, cultivate the land - which mainly consist of corn and beans - and breed the animals. Even though the chance of a change in their life is most unlikely, all the children have different dreams for the future. Maria, 7, wants to continue school and get an education, Faustino, 18, is eager to find a way to enter the USA, while David, 6, claims that his wish is to take over the family's land, when his father retires. - Jacob Aue Sobol

GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. Guatemalan David GOMEZ BRITO. David takes a break from work. In spite of the fact that he's only six years old, David is always out o...

GUATEMALA. Indigenous Family - GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. A few times a year it is barber day. David is covered with a white sheet to keep him clean from the hair. It is April and so warm that the earth cracks open. Indigenous Family, Guatemala. The Gomez Brito family lives in a remote area of the mountains in Guatemala near the village of Nebaj. Nebaj is part of the Ixil-triangle, an area of three towns that maintains one of the strongest indigenous cultures in Guatemala. Even though the number of natives makes out the majority of the population in the country, they are still discriminated in many ways. Most of them live in poverty and many work on farms earning a wage of 2-3 dollars a day. In the late 1970s and 1980s, the Ixil-region was engulfed in a civil war, killing and displacing thousands of Ixil Mayans. During the war the portrayed family lost their youngest child, who died of hunger and disease when hiding in the surrounding mountains. Today, in the very same mountains, the mother Juanita and the father Andrs live with their nine children. Unlike many other families from this area, they have succeeded in keeping the family together by working hard on their own pieces of land. From early morning to sunset the daily routine is to collect fruits and berries, cultivate the land - which mainly consist of corn and beans - and breed the animals. Even though the chance of a change in their life is most unlikely, all the children have different dreams for the future. Maria, 7, wants to continue school and get an education, Faustino, 18, is eager to find a way to enter the USA, while David, 6, claims that his wish is to take over the family's land, when his father retires. - Jacob Aue Sobol

GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. A few times a year it is barber day. David is covered with a white sheet to keep him clean from the hair. It is April and so warm tha...

GUATEMALA. Indigenous Family - GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. When the electricity doesn't work, and you need to use your hands for work, Diego solves the problem by carrying a candle light between his toes. - Jacob Aue Sobol

GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. When the electricity doesn't work, and you need to use your hands for work, Diego solves the problem by carrying a candle light betwe

GUATEMALA. Indigenous Family - GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. David likes to dig in the ground, and he always finds much more than roots. When the day is over there are always new plants or seeds in his bag, which he replants in the family's soil. - Jacob Aue Sobol

GUATEMALA. La Pista. 2005. David likes to dig in the ground, and he always finds much more than roots. When the day is over there are always new plants or seeds

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