People's homes

One thing that continues to amaze me is how people manage to survive here. I have included different housing options from living right on the street to a luxury apartment. The woman in orange is living in a house right above a store. Look closely at the Wood Industries opening, there is a woman and her baby living in a little hut. Finally, we see too many of these little tent cities.

Poverty

I don't think a westerner really can comprehend the level of poverty many people here endure.

There do not seem to be the governmental and social structures in place (i.e., Welfare programs, soup kitchens...).

It's hard to take pictures like these unbeknownst to the subjects, for example, the man in these photos with the children saw me take them from a rooftop.

Poverty like this can exist right next to upscale apartment buildings and private homes. We do a better job of corralling it in America.