New York Times by David Gonzalez:

Guatemala City -- One of the first photographs Evelyn Mansilla ever took was of a peaceful landscape of rolling hills peeking out through a thicket of trees. Not a single soul or a speck of garbage was visible, which was almost miraculous, since she took the photo inside the sprawling municipal dump where she and her mother often joined dozens of neighbors to scavenge.

Point of view is all.

"I am here, but it is not all bad, and it could be worse," said Ms. Mansilla, who lives a few blocks from the dump. "You have to see something positive. You have to look for alternatives. We may live in the dump but, look, there is also a forest."

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