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Rodrigo Abd, 1er premio, 2011

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  • "Peluca" _Wig in English_, waits at a crime scene for  relatives of a murdered  man hoping to sell them a funeral service, Guatemala City, Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Guatemala's constant streak of murders ,17-a-day,  provide a steady flow of customers to unregulated  funeral homes, where funeral workers can embalm corpses in the back of auto repair shop or rush to crime scenes to gather information that will allow them to locate, notify and make a sales pitch to the bereaved relatives.
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  • "Peluca" _wig in English_ informs the relatives of a murdered person about the paperwork needed for the local morgue to release the body, Guatemala City, Friday, Sept 18, 2009. Even when Peluca and all the other funeral service salesmen sort out every detail of the process, the signature of a family member is needed to claim the corpse.
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  • Glendy Maldonado, 29, helps "Don Carlos" to embalm the body of a murdered man in the back of an auto repair shop in Guatemala City, Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009. In Guatemala, funeral homes provide services that go beyond preparing bodies and organizing a wake. Guatemala's constant streak of murders _17-a-day in a city of two million_ and death by common illneses provide a steady flow of customers. In a completely unregulated industry, improvised morticians embalm corpses in the back of auto repair shops and rush to crime scenes to gather information that will allow them to locate, notify and make a sales pitch to the bereaved relatives. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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  • Marta Reyes applies makeup to the corpse Dina, her murdered daughter, in the "Lopez" funeral home, Guatemala City, Thursday, May 19, 2009. <br />
Guatemala's constant streak of murders ,17-a-day,  provide a steady flow of customers to unregulated  funeral homes, where funeral workers can embalm corpses in the back of auto repair shop or rush to crime scenes to gather information that will allow them to locate, notify and make a sales pitch to the bereaved relatives.
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  • "Valle del Sol" funeral home employees, Gabriel, left and Tono, right,  eat chowmein sandwiches during a break  from their night shift, Guatemala City, Saturday, Aug 29,  2009. In Guatemala, funeral homes provide services that go beyond preparing bodies and organizing a wake. Guatemala's constant streak of murders _17-a-day in a city of two million_ and death by common illneses provide a steady flow of customers. In a completely unregulated industry, improvised morticians embalm corpses in the back of auto repair shops and rush to crime scenes to gather information that will allow them to locate, notify and make a sales pitch to the bereaved relatives. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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  • "Manteca", _lard in English_  watches the reaction of three women after he notified them of the murder of a relative, Guatemala City,  Monday, June 23, 2009. Manteca, a funeral service salesman, went to the slum where the man was murdered to collect address and other information on the relatives in hopes of selling them a wake-coffin-burial package.
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  • "Manteca", _lard in English_  browses through the pages of a photo album to show a relative of a murdered man the styles of coffins that the family's budget can afford, Guatemala City, Monday, June 23, 2009.  Manteca, a funeral service salesman, went to the slum where the man was murdered to collect address and other information on the relatives in hopes of selling them a wake-coffin-burial package. In Guatemala, funeral homes provide services that go beyond preparing bodies and organizing a wake. Guatemala's constant streak of murders _17-a-day in a city of two million_ and death by common illneses provide a steady flow of customers. In a completely unregulated industry, improvised morticians embalm corpses in the back of auto repair shops and rush to crime scenes to gather information that will allow them to locate, notify and make a sales pitch to the bereaved relatives. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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  • The body of a man is seen inside a metal box, left there while funeral home employees took a break from the embalming process at "Valle del Sol" funeral home in Guatemala City, Tuesday, Nov 17,  2009. Guatemala's constant streak of murders ,17-a-day,  provide a steady flow of customers to unregulated  funeral homes, where funeral workers can embalm corpses in the back of auto repair shop or rush to crime scenes to gather information that will allow them to locate, notify and make a sales pitch to the bereaved relatives.
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  • "Don Carlos", the owner of "Valles del Sol", a car repair shop turned into funeral home, prepares the body of a murdered man to be buried while other funeral service salesmen watch a comic show on T.V., Guatemala City, Saturday, Aug 29,  2009. Guatemala's constant streak of murders ,17-a-day,  provide a steady flow of customers to unregulated  funeral homes, where funeral workers can embalm corpses in the back of auto repair shop or rush to crime scenes to gather information that will allow them to locate, notify and make a sales pitch to the bereaved relatives.
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  • Victor Ludwin, left, and Victor Daniel, right, tend to the body of their murdered brother Victor Barillas, 16, while their friend and funeral home employee helps them through the process in "Valles del Sol" funeral home in Guatemala City, Tuesday, Nov 17,  2009. Guatemala's constant streak of murders ,17-a-day,  provide a steady flow of customers to unregulated  funeral homes, where funeral workers can embalm corpses in the back of auto repair shop or rush to crime scenes to gather information that will allow them to locate, notify and make a sales pitch to the bereaved relatives.
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  • Neighbors carry the coffins of Ingrid Marisol Canis, 16, and her 8 months daughter after the pregnant mother was murdered by unknown assailants, Guatemala City, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009. Guatemala's constant streak of murders ,17-a-day,  provide a steady flow of customers to unregulated  funeral homes, where funeral workers can embalm corpses in the back of auto repair shop or rush to crime scenes to gather information that will allow them to locate, notify and make a sales pitch to the bereaved relatives.
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