The big change is that the village has electricity now! Here's my brother-in-law installing a light for the pila (wash basin). Nighttime will no longer provide an excuse for putting off dish-washing!
Collecting flowers with Abuelito (Grandfather):
Feeding the poultry:
Walking to the cemetery to visit deceased loved ones:
The brightly decorated graves, including the gravestone of Edwin's aunt, who was killed by the Guatemalan army in 1982:
Back at Edwin's parents' house, the altar in honor of our beloved dead, including pictures of our recently deceased grandmothers, along with offerings of squash and fruit:
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