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Guardian of the knowledge

Even if hammocks are daily business in Guatemala, in some areas just a few people still have the know how to weave. This blind craftsman was the last guardian of this knowledge in the village of Monterrico, on the Pacific Coast.

The interview of aΒ blind craftsmanΒ from the fishermen’s village of Monterrico, crafting a hammock by handΒ with a weaving shuttle.