Guatemala City

The people of Guatemala City. A project with Kiva.org and FAPE (Guatemalan microfinance organization) took us to villages, towns and one slum (in Villa Nueva) surrounding Guatemala City. Read more about microfinance in Guatemala and other articles about Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com

Kiva Borrower, Scraping the Corn - Panicuy, Guatemala
Paola demonstrates how she scrapes the kernels off the dried corn cobs. These dried kernels will then get taken to a community mill to grind and eventually will get used for tortillas, a staple in Guatemala. Taken in the village of Panicuy outside of Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Smiling Guatemalan Girl - Guatemala City, Guatemala
Taken in the village of Panicuy outside of Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Children Cleaning Corn - Guatemala City, Guatemala
All the children and grandchildren come together to take kernels off dried corn cobs. These kernels are then ground at a mill and used for making tortillas, a staple food in Guatemala. Taken in the village of Panicuy outside Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Little Guatemalan Girl - Guatemala City, Guatemala
A small girl plays games in the village of Panicuy outside of Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Guatemalan Indigenous Girls - Panicuy, Guatemala
A couple of girls eye us in the village of Panicuy outside of Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Pinatas - Guatemala City, Guatemala
Take your pick from a slew of cartoon and Disney characters at the pinata block in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read: Life Happened on the Way to the Pinata Factory © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Kiva Borrower Business, Candle-Making - San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala
A fisheye image of a family candle-making facilities in a village outside of San Pedro Sacatepequez in Guatemala. The whole family participated in the process. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Kiva-FAPE Cooperation - San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala
In Guatemala City, we did a photography project for Kiva.org in the States. They were partnered with a small microfinance organization in Guatemala City called FAPE. Here, Dan poses with Sergio (director of FAPE), Renee (Loan Officer) and Andrea (Kiva Fellow) outside the church in San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Shoe Model and Sewing Machine - Chesuc, Guatemala
A shoe model next to a classic Singer sewing machine in the village of Chesuc near Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Guatemalan Boys with Big Eyes - Villa Nueva, Guatemala
These boys were the grandson of a microcredit borrower in Villa Nueva (Colonia de San Miguel) outside of Guatemala City, Guatemala. They eyed us curiously during the visit. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Posing with a Hippo Pinata - Guatemala City, Guatemala
Audrey poses with Virginia (our host mother in Guatemala City) with an almost-completed yellow hippo pinata in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read: Life Happened on the Way to the Pinata Factory © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Taco Stand - San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala
A row of restaurants like Tacos Carol line one side of the main square in San Martin Jilotepeque in Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Kiva Borrower, Mother and Daughter - San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Taken in a village outside of San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Kiva Borrower Business - Chesuc, Guatemala
Josephina explains the shoe-making process in her nephew's business. The three men churn out close to 40 pairs of women's shoes each day. Quite efficient. Taken in Chesuc, a village outside of Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Guatemalan Girls at the Gate - San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala
These kids enjoyed playing games with Dan and were shy one minute and hams the next. Taken in the town of San Pedro Sacatepequez outside of Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Shoe-Maker - Chesuc, Guatemala
Several people work together to design and create hand-made shoes. This man was hammering down the leather to make straps on women's sandals. Taken in the village of Chesuc outside Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Director at Microfinance Organization - Totonicapan, Guatemala
Sergio is the director of FAPE, a small microfinance foundation in Guatemala City that partners with Kiva.org for financing individual loans. He took two days out of his busy schedule to drive us around to visit Kiva borrowers in villages and towns outside of Guatemala City. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Indigenous Guatemalan Girl, Beautiful Eyes - San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala
The daughter of a Kiva.org microfinance borrower (i.e., small business woman) in a village outside San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Pinata Factory - Guatemala City, Guatemala
A pinata waits for the final touches to be ready for some kid's birthday party. A workshop of a pinatero (pinata maker) in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read: Life Happened on the Way to the Pinata Factory © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Making Tortillas, Fisheye - San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala
Two expert tortilla makers churn out close to 2,000 tortillas per day at this small tortilleria in San Martin Jilotepeque outside of Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Guatemalan Woman with Embroidery - San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Magda Alicia, a microfinance borrower, shows us the handmade and hand woven traditional tops she sells. The more detailed tops are used for weddings and special occasions and can take more than a month to make. Taken in a village outside San Pedro Sacatepequez in Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Mother and Daughter, Backstrap Weaving - San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Magda-Alicia shows how to use a backstrap weaving loom as her daughter intently watches the process. Taken in a village outside of San Pedro Sacatepeque, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Kiva Borrower Business, Making Tortillas - San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala
It always seems to be tortilla-making time in Guatemala! Taken in San Martin Jilotepeque outside Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read: Golden Plantain Awards: The Best of Central American Food © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Young Indigenous Guatemalan Girl - San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala
The youngest daughter of a Kiva.org microfinance borrower (i.e., small business woman) in a village near San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Laughing Guatemalan Girl - San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Taken in San Pedro Sacatepequez outside of Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com