Picking coffee in Guatemala

A Kakchiquel Maya woman picks ripe coffee beans in San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala. Coffee rust, a terrible plant fungus, has affected coffee farms throughout the region. This farm used heavy spraying of chemicals to control the fungus.

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guatemala-2014-jeffrey-coffee-06.jpg

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Paul Jeffrey

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7360x4912 / 13.6MB

Guatemala Guatemalan Central America Americas coffee agriculture food berries beans plants Maya Mayan indigenous worker Kakchiquel red ripe roya San Martin Jilotepeque labor coffee rust pick harvest Hemileia vastatrix hand fingers closeup close-up close up branches

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Agriculture, Coffee, Guatemala