La Mojarra Group

Carlos was born and lived in Palma Cuata for 43 years. Later, he got married and moved to live in Potrero Nuevo which is a community in the municipality of Ignacio de la Llave. He has always been a fisherman, which is a very common occupation in the region since there are several lakes and a river in his community. At the beginning he started working as a driver but, due to an accident, he had to change jobs and started raising cows. Alternating with this activity he fished which has yielded very good results since he sells his fish among his community. He buys all kinds of seafood such as mojarra (a small, broad fish), tilapia, chucumite (fat snook), shrimp, octopus, crab, snail, oyster, etc. Carlos's goal it to build a stand in his yard from which to sell his wares and he is requesting a loan to buy the seafood and then to build a floor and roof so that his merchandise will be more presentable than currently possible with a board in the open air in his yard.

He is the group representative of the group called LA MOJARRA which is made up of 4 ladies and himself. The ladies are involved in other activvities such as the sale of shoes, purses, and catalogue perfume sales.

Translated from Spanish by Michael Bujazan, Kiva Volunteer

EL SEÑOR CARLOS TEJEDA MARTINEZ NACIO Y VIVIO EN PALMA CUATA DURANTE 43 AÑOS. POSTERIORMENTE SE CASO Y SE FUE A VIVIR A POTRERO NUEVO, LA CUAL ES UNA COMUNIDAD DEL MUNICIPIO DE IGNACIO DE LA LLAVE.

DON CARLOS SIEMPRE SE HA DEDICADO A LA PESCA, LA CUAL ES UNA ACTIVIDAD MUY COMUN EN LA REGION YA QUE EXISTEN VARIAS LAGUNAS Y UN RIO ALREDEDOR DE SU COMUNIDAD. EN SUS INICIOS COMENZO COMO CHOFER PERO DEBIDO A UN ACCIDENTE CAMBIO DE TRABAJO Y OPTO POR CRIAR VACAS. ALTERNA A ESTA ACTIVIDAD COMENZO CON LA PESCA LA CUAL LE HA DADO MUY BUENO RESULTADOS YA QUE LOS VENDE EN SU COMUNIDAD. EL COMPRA TODO TIPO DE MARISCOS COMO LO SON MOJARRA, TILAPIA, CHUCUMITE, CAMARON, PULPO, JAIBA, CARACOL, OSTION, ETC.


LA META DE DON CARLOS ES PODER HACER UN LOCAL EN SU PATIO PARA SU VENTA. POR LO CUAL EL SOLICITA UN CRÉDITO PARA PODER COMPRAR MAS MARISCOS Y POSTERIORMENTE HACER UN TECHO Y PISO PARA TENER SU MERCANCIA MAS PRESENTABLE YA QUE ACTUALMENTE LO HACE SOBRE UNA TABLA EN EL PATIO DE SU CASA AL AIRE LIBRE.


ES EL REPRESENTANTE DEL GRUPO LLAMADO LA MOJARRA FORMADO POR 4 SEÑORAS Y EL, SUS COMPAÑERAS SE DEDICAN ENTRE OTRAS ACTIVIDADES A LA VENTA DE ZAPATOS Y PERFUME POR CATALOGO Y BOLSAS DE MANO.



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