Conney Hernandez Lacayo (58). She came from Nicaragua 18 years ago from Granada. She has eight children: Bernarda (40), Yamilette (38), Manuel (35), Marlyn (33), Ivon (28, Jennifer (26), Lidia (24) and Jelsin (19). She has sixteen grandchildren and one coming and three great grandchildren.
Her mother Lucrecia Lacayo (80) and Conney's two sisters Lidia and Yamilette still live in Nicaragua.
Costa Rica has the highest number of immigrants per capita in the world; about 10% of the population is an immigrant. Many of them are from Nicaragua, they work in construction, domestic work etc. La Carpio and Tejarcillos are areas in San José where many Nicaraguans live. Poor areas, but people are able to save some money and send back to Nicaragua to family.
Jelsin and his child, he is one of the children of Conney Hernandez Lacayo (58).
Conney Hernandez Lacayo (58).
A 'baby shower' is organized for Jennifer who is expecting her latest child in two weeks. On the left, Conney, her mother.
Costa Rica has the highest number of immigrants per capita in the world; about 10% of the population is an immigrant. Many of them are from Nicaragua, they work in construction, domestic work etc. La Carpio and Tejarcillos are areas in San José where many Nicaraguans live. Pour areas, but people are able to save some money and send back to Nicaragua to family.
Conney Hernandez Lacayo (58). She came from Nicaragua 18 years ago from Granada. She has eight children: Bernarda (40), Yamilette (38), Manuel (35), Marlyn (33), Ivon (28, Jennifer (26), Lidia (24) and Jelsin (19). Lidia and Yamilette are in Nicaragua. She has sixteen grandchildren and one coming and three great grandchildren.
Conney and her son Jelsin.
Jelsin, Manuel, sons of Conney and Tito, the husband of Jennifer, all work as construction workers in downtown San José. They earn on average $2,25 per hour. Currently they are constructing a big apartment complex.
Jelsin, Manuel, sons of Conney and Tito, the husband of Jennifer, all work as construction workers in downtown San José.
Conney Hernandez Lacayo (58). She came from Nicaragua 18 years ago from Granada.
Conney works during the week as domestic worker and lives in a room with the family.
Conney walks to the busstop in San José to go home for the weekend.
Conney and her daughter Jennifer who is highly pregnant. Conney is saying goodbye as she is leaving to Nicaragua to see her mother for few days.
Lucrecia Lacayo (80) in Grenada. She had ten children of which four died. Nowadays, two of them live and work in Nicaragua and two of them still live in Nicaragua in Mecatepe, which is the place where everyone grew up.
The Lacayo family 40 years ago, in Mecatepe, in front of their house.
Maria Amalia with a picture of her father who died in a combat during the war in the 80's.
Emilia (right) & Mario (left) Castillo have twelve children and live in Mecatepe. Emillia is one of the children of Lucrecia Lacayo.
Emilia & Mario Castillo have twelve children and live in Mecatepe. Emillia is one of the children of Lucrecia Lacayo.
The home of Elia Hernandez (51) and Alfredo Basilio Hernandez (42). They have five children and they live in Mecatepe. Elia is one of the children of Lucrecia Lacayo.
Maria Amalia (foreground) and her sister (middle) in Mecatepe. Mecatepe is the place where Lucrecia Lacayo used to live.
The house of Yamileth, the daughter of Conney who stayed in Nicaragua when Conney left for Costa Rica. On the wall right to left: Yelsin, Conney and Yamileth.
Lucrecia Lacayo (80) in Grenada and her grandchild Maria Amalia talking to the family in Nicaragua.
Lucrecia Lacayo's (80) home in Grenada with her daughter.
