Singles: Afro-Latinos in the Andes

An Afro-Ecuadorian man operates a small motor-powered boat while another removes water that has leaked into the boat, as a female passenger sits quietly.
Afro-Latinos in the Andes, La Alegria, Ecuador

Jose Castillo, 17, left, navigates as his father Vicente Castillo, 68, bails out water that is leaking into the boat. Justiña Ayovi, 58, is a passenger. The Castillos use the boat as a taxi to service communities along the Santiago and Cayapas Rivers.