After a long morning of work in the stifling heat,
a young Embera girl takes a shower. Panama.

An Embera mother breast feeds her son. Panama.

Embera men in traditional dress crank the sugar cane press.

Embera women perform a ritual dance.

Basket weaving is a lost art form that has been revived by the Wounan people. Panama.

Pearls of sweat trickle down this mother's face as she balances her baby on her back.
Chimaltenango, Guatemala.

A buyer counts out the bills for a purchase at the Almolonga market. Guatemala.

Women cluster around a traveling salesman who sells rare products from a different region. 

A mother parts a fold in her huipil to breastfeed her baby.
Zunil market. Guatemala.