Lorena de Jesus Cruz
56 years old / Homeowner
She is a woman who looks after her family’s well-being by taking care of the household chores. She will live in the new house with one daughter and her two sons (they were not at home at the time of the interview).
Andrea Lorena Campos Cruz
30 years old / Employee / Lorena’s daughter
She is a single mother who works in San Miguel from Monday to Saturday at an auto parts company, where she strives to earn an income to support her children.
The house is made of adobe and metal sheets, but the walls are deteriorated. Water enters the house during the rainy season, and during earthquakes many things fall. In addition to the four of them, three more people live in this house. They have been living in the house for 40 years.