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Betty Margarita and her family live in Montecristi, where the people are very hard-working and stand out for their crafts made of toquilla straw, wicker, piquigua, and wood; fine toquilla straw hats, recognized in the world as “Panama Hat”.
Betty Margarita is an industrius woman who helps her family. They have a small factory of artisan bricks, which they sell to wholesalers. They have many orders, and she helps her husband with the sales.
She also has tricycle which she uses to sell oranges, bananas and avocados 3 mornings a week, making tours through various neighbourhoods.
This loan is to buy materials to make bricks as well as bananas, plantains, avocados and oranges.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Steve Northam. View original language description.
