Maritza Roxana is 35 years of age, is in a common-law marriage, and her husband is a blue-collar worker. They live in San Clemente, a place of beautiful beaches and with varied cuisine, a place of enchantment to visit at any time of year.
She is a hardworking woman who seeks to earn her own income and thus help her husband with the household expenses. She engages in selling crabs (a crustacean in great demand because of its delicious flavor).
She buys from local fishermen; and after cleaning the crabs, she sells them in bundles of ten or more, according to her customers' orders. She also delivers to restaurants of the area, that always order these shellfish from her.
This loan is to buy crabs.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Christine Bruggemann. View original language description.