Doña Ana is one of those jewels of Catemaco, Veracruz who help the pueblo survive the onslaught of dozens of bus loads, filled with trash bearing tourists.
She and her compañeras, mostly women, begin the day before sunrise, sweeping the streets of the downtown touristic areas. Her 50 gallon drum container and dilapidated hand truck cart upward of 200 lbs to a central collection point in back of the central market.
Recently her children bought a cellphone for this tough little lady. It gives her the strength to sweep along.
