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HEIRLOOM TECHNOLOGY

By Tim Anderson

Handy Tricks from Guatemala

I recently visited Guatemala with my mother, hosted by an amazing NGO (non-governmental organization) called Common Hope (commonhope.org). The oldest archeological evidence of maize cultivation, 3,000-plus years ago, is found here. Many families have been cultivating it ever since. They’ve come up with some ingenious tricks and tools.

Photography by Tim Anderson

Monica and her brother ...

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