Photo of the week – “La Lucha”
I was driving home after dark and passed this small tienda. There’s a lady on every corner selling tortillas, so the competition is massive. You can usually get 4-5 tortillas for 1 Quetzal (.13 cents) which means the profit margin is horrible. They have to buy the corn, boil the corn and then grind it BEFORE a single tortilla is made.
This is what they do to survive. They might make 30 Quetzales a day ($4 dollars), enough to by some extra food. Opportunity is thin in Guatemala. This is the struggle. This is the fight. This is “La lucha”.
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Vonda each one of your photographs tells a beautiful story with or without words. Thanks for sharing your gift of photography.
🙂 Thank you Cora. I took this particular photo. It’s confusing because our email goes out under Vonda’s email address.
Bro, as usual, what a FANTASTIC picture.
You have a real gift!!
Thanks man. YOU’RE the one with the real gift.
Sorry meant to say George, thanks George fur sharing the beautiful pictures.
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OK, Now I am confused. Was this picture taken by George or Vonda? It is a great shot either way, and I love it, but I want to give credit where credit is due. I love reading all your posts and blogs, by the way. Praying for you.
This photo was taken by me. 🙂 Thank you for reading our updates, liking our photos and thank you for praying! <3
I feel as if I’m there standing outside watching her, I can feel the warm air on my skin, see the stars in the night sky & hear the insects humming, it’s stunning & inviting, thank you for the gift of this story.
It’s a beautiful culture.
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She’s beautiful
Yes! I told her I would stop by and give her a print of the photo.
Thanks for sharing. I love the warmth of this picture.When you add the story, I place myself in her position and wonder how I’d feel as a mother trying to provide for my kids.
I can’t imagine the enormous pressure.
I love this pic!!! It says so much! 💜💜💜
Thank you Jodi!
Such a beautiful picture and story to go along with it. In awe.
Thank you Holly. When I asked if I could take her photo she was quiet and sweet. Women in Guatemala are fighters. They work so hard.