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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor

 

“Can anybody help me understand why a country with a population over 55% Maya indigenous hires European-looking models to dress as Maya indigenous women? Please help me comprehend what’s wrong with our indigenous women that Guatemala’s Tourism Board hires light-skin ladinas and white women to represent our women? I need help understanding what’s wrong with the other 45% of the population? Don’t mestizos, ladinos, blacks and whites fit the “Guatemalan profile”?”(“Aide-de-camp Models Dressed As Indigenous Women” via AntiguaDailyPhoto)

“Can anybody help me understand why a country with a population over 55% Maya indigenous hires European-looking models to dress as Maya indigenous women? Please help me comprehend what’s wrong with our indigenous women that Guatemala’s Tourism Board hires light-skin ladinas and white women to represent our women? I need help understanding what’s wrong with the other 45% of the population? Don’t mestizos, ladinos, blacks and whites fit the “Guatemalan profile”?”
(“Aide-de-camp Models Dressed As Indigenous Women” via AntiguaDailyPhoto)