One of our abiding memories of Guatemala will always be the way women carry everything - and I mean EVERYTHING - on their heads. It requires perfect posture, a lot of confidence and practice, practice, practice (although we've never witnessed a drop). Jack has gotten good at "stalking" these ladies from behind to take photos - and here are some of the best.
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| First prize - eggs |
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| Second prize - tomatoes |
Our first prize goes to the woman carrying probably eight dozen eggs. The photo shows here steadying it with one hand, but a minute earlier, she was hands-free. Second prize is to the woman with the basket of tomatoes. Honorable mention - not captured on film - is to the woman carrying a very large, unbalanced bundle of firewood!
A moment that I love is to see a woman - after alighting from the chicken bus - being helped by the bus driver, who carefully places the load on her head before she walks away.
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| Prize for the widest load |
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| Boxes of stuff |
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| Stopping to chat at the pool hall |
That is amazing!!!
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