Prostitutes of Guatemala

A prostitute from El Salvador who identifies herself as Melisa, 30, poses for a portrait while waiting for clients in her rented room on a street called in Spanish "La Linea," or "The Strip," where dozens of women work as prostitutes in Guatemala City, Tuesday, April 17, 2007.



Prostitutes from Costa Rica who identify themselves as Julie, 23, left, Tamara, 24, center, and Angie, 22, talk with potential clients, not seen, from their rented room on a street called in Spanish "La Linea," or "The Strip," where dozens of women work as prostitutes in Guatemala City, Friday, May 25, 2007.


A prostitute who identifies herself as Melisa, 30, laughs as she poses for a portrait while waiting for clients in her rented room on a street called in Spanish "La Linea," or "The Strip," where dozens of women work as prostitutes in Guatemala City, Tuesday, April 17, 2007.


A prostitute from El Salvador who goes by the name Kathy covers her face while talking to a potential client in her rented room on a street called in Spanish "La Linea," or "The Strip," where dozens of women work as prostitutes in Guatemala City, Tuesday, April 10, 2007.


A prostitute from Costa Rica who identifies herself as Angie, 22, smokes a cigarette while clients wait in the doorway of her rented room on a street called in Spanish "La Linea," or "The Strip" where dozens of women work as prostitutes in Guatemala City, Friday, May 25, 2007.


A prostitute from El Salvador who identifies herself as Vilma poses for a portrait as she waits for clients in her rented room on a street called in Spanish "La Linea," or "The Strip," where dozens of women work as prostitutes in Guatemala City, Monday, April 23, 2007.


A sixty-five year old prostitute who identifies herself as "La Abuelita," or "The Grandmother," poses for a portrait in a rented room where she has been living for the last 42 years on a street called in Spanish "La Linea," or "The Strip," where dozens of women work as prostitutes in Guatemala City, Friday, Jan. 19, 2007. La Abuelita is said to be the oldest sex worker on The Strip, and due to severe back pain is now considering retirement and expects to survive on selling goods.


Prostitutes buy fresh goat milk while waiting for clients outside their rented rooms on a street called in Spanish "La Linea," or "The Strip," where dozens of women work as prostitutes in Guatemala City, Monday, May 28, 2007.


A prostitute from El Salvador who identifies herself as "La Flaca," or "Skinny," checks her makeup as she waits for clients in her rented room on a street called in Spanish "La Linea," or "The Strip," where dozens of women work as prostitutes in Guatemala City, Thursday, April 19, 2007.


A prostitute who goes by the name in Spanish "Gata Salvaje" or "Wild Cat," waits for clients outside her rented room on a street called in Spanish "La Linea," or "The Strip," where dozens of women work as prostitutes in Guatemala City, Wednesday, April 11, 2007.


A prostitute from Nicaragua who identifies herself as Brenda talks to a man as she stands in the doorway of her rented room on a street called in Spanish "La Linea," or "The Strip," where dozens of women work as prostitutes in Guatemala City, Thursday, April 12, 2007.