Mirtala del Carmen Abarca Lovato
37 years old / Homeowner
Mirtala is a single mother who works as a baker, making bread, which she sells in the mornings, and sweet bread in the afternoons. She works these jobs every day of the week within the community. She will live in the new house with her four children (only three were present at the time of the visit).
Oscar Armando López Abarca
3 years old / Mirtala’s son
Oscar likes to play with his younger brother.
Brayan Yahir Abarca Lovato
1 year old / Mirtala’s son
The land belongs to Mirtala’s mother, but Mirtala built the house herself five years ago using bahareque , a traditional construction method using mud and bamboo sticks.
