The next day we visited the city cemetary, which overlooks the city dump. The first picture is a good example of the contrast between the rich and poor of the city - the huge tomb belongs to one of the rich families of Guate, and they built it next to the apartment, stacked style graves of the poorer people to show that they are "part of the people" of Guatemala. I think they may have missed the mark. In fact, the poor of Guate City wouldn't be able to affort anything in this cemetary.
The second picture is of the city dump (you ,ay have already guessed that) which is where many of the poorest of Guate work - thay scavenge the garbage for recycling material, which they trade in as a way of supporting themselves, they also scavenge food and clothes and building materials for their homes.
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