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- Village Duck
- Animals; Children
- Pedro taking his duck for walk along the river while waiting for his mom to finish washing their clothes.
- Volunteer Photos
- The Youth Unite
- Animals; Children
- Breeding and selling cats is another way families can make some extra money, and the kids in these families always play and spend time with the baby animals up until they are sold. This photo was taken in the highlands of Guatemala in December 2011.
- Volunteer Photos
- The Feather
- Host families
- Host sister with a chicken feather.
- Volunteer Photos
- Students During Recess
- Children; Games
- During recess the kids love to be active and play, and many like to climb things. This photo was taken in a village in the highlands of Guatemala in February 2011.
- Volunteer Photos
- Spinning Threads
- Children; Life skills
- Spinning the thread is one of the many steps in the process of making corte, the traditional wrap worn by indigenous women of Guatemala. Kids of families start working at a young age in order to help the family in their overall attempt to survive...
- Volunteer Photos
- Spinning Thread
- Children; Life skills
- Spinning threads is a necessary task for families that make corte, the traditional wrap worn by Indigenous women of Guatemala. This photo was taken in fall 2011, however, this process is done year around since corte is made daily by thousands of...
- Volunteer Photos
- Shoe Shiners in Antigua
- Children
- A typical way for many kids in Guatemala to make money is tofind busy tourist areas or cities and shine shoes. This photo was taken in Antigua, Guatemala in November 2011. They work all day trying to earn enough money to eat. Many are sent by their...
- Volunteer Photos
- Senoritas
- Schools
- A group of girls in a Guatemalan village ready to graduate from Basico, or middle school.
- Volunteer Photos
- Running Laps in P.E.
- Children; Sports
- The kids were running laps around the soccer field during their physical education class.
- Volunteer Photos
- Relaxing in the Corn Husks
- Children
- After a long day of work the kids took a nap in the corn husks on top of the roof where all the corn is brought to dry out under the strong sun so it will last them the entire year for making tortillas. This was taken in November 2011 during the...
- Volunteer Photos
- Preparing Threads
- Host families
- Host brother preparing the thread in order weave the women's corte, or traditional dress.
- Volunteer Photos
- Preparing for Pchum Ben Feast of the Ancestors with Training Host Mother
- Host families
- This photo was taken sometime during Pchum Ben 2010 (Sept. 18-20), in my host mom's outdoor kitchen. They live in a small Village in Cambodia. She and my host pa are rice farmers. The preparations for this celebration were particularly poignant as...
- Volunteer Photos
- Peace Corps Weight Loss!
- This Volunteer was showing us in the Peace Corps Office in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala his success over the past 2 years of his service in losing weight and having to make new holes in his belt. He explained that finally reaching a healthy weight...
- Volunteer Photos
- The Volunteer (July 1962)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of Vol. 1, No. 7 (July 1962) of The Volunteer: a newsletter by and for the Volunteers of the Peace Corps
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (April 1968)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (April 1968).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (March 1969)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (March 1969).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (May 1969)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (May 1969).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (December 1962)
- Newsletters--1960s
- Full text of Vol. 1, No. 2 (December 1962) of the Peace Corps Volunteer
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (March-April 1970)
- Newsletters--1970s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (March-April 1970).
- Newsletters
- Peace Corps Volunteer (July-August 1970)
- Newsletters--1970s
- Full text of the Peace Corps Volunteer (July-August 1970).
- Newsletters