Guatemala,  colourful lady

Apart from the hideous capital, another long running problem in Guatemala...

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...the very rich few and the very poor masses.

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Photos left to right: old lady in traditional dress in Patzun; page boy in Candelaria, Antigua; sleeping it off, Antigua.

Although civil war ceased in 1996 Guatemala still suffers a desperate rich/poor imbalance, with 3% of the population owning 70% of the usable land. The indigenous Maya people are particularly hard up.

Pictures by Denzil Watson

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