An indigenous woman done up in her traditional dress sells hats and other knitted goods at a monthly crafts market in Cusco, Peru. The market takes place on the first Sunday of each month in the Plaza de Armas. Vendors have an opportunity to sell their goods directly to buyers instead of going through middlemen. Read more about trek to Machu Picchu. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
This woman was one of the leaders of women's self-help groups in Gairkata. They met with us to explain the groups' activities and how they have used micro-credit loans to set up small businesses. This woman has set up a small snack and telephone shop that provides enough money to send her son to school and more. It's hard to believe that a few years prior she wasn't allowed to handle money in the family and barely left the house. Now she's running for local office. Read: Microfinance Diaries: Seeing is Believing in West Bengal, India © www.uncorneredmarket.com
A vendor comes by and shows off her lunch - a hearty watermelon - at the Abasto Market in Asuncion, Paraguay. Read more about our visit to Paraguay. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
