These are some truly amazing black and white photos of some Latin American people. They were taken from all over Latin America from 1992 through 2007. showing the plight of the Latin American people.

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I want my country to be free of political and domestic violence - Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

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I wish to become a pastry chef and baker to help out my mother and my brothers - Bahia, Brazil.

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I wish that my son sent me what he had promised - money. - Granada, Nicaragua.

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I wish to become a lawyer - La Nina, Argentina.

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Peace and social justice in the world; Peace with God; To win the lottery - Cusco, Peru

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I, Paje, want my daughter to study, to defend her rights - Alagoas, Brazil

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Baseball gloves for each of us, 4 gloves for the left hand and 5 gloves for the right hand- Havana, Cuba.

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I wish to become a tour guide - Cusco, Peru.

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Prohibit the prohibitions - Havana, Cuba.

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I wish my father came back from Africa on my birthday - Havana, Cuba.

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My brother dreams of studying music - Yavi, Argentina

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To buy my mother's house - Antigua, Guatemala.

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I dream of one day returning home - Medellin, Colombia.

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I want to get a rabbit and a squirrel as a gift - Chiapas, Mexico.

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My dream is to have silicone breasts - Iguazu, Brazil.

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To correct sight - Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.

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I want my mother to come for me - Maclovio Rojas, Mexico.

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I want to become a football coach - Norberto de la Riestra, Argentina.

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I want to marry an American - La Habana, Cuba

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I want my son to become healthy - Las Quijadas, Argentina

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Our dream is to cross the border, to work and earn money to provide our family that we will have - Tijuana, Mexico (border with the United States)

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My dream is to die - Medellin, Colombia

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I want my mother to live another 50 years - San Antonio de Areco, Argentina.

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I wish I had enough money to have a baby - Altagracia, Nicaragua.

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I only want one thing, that the military that killed my 10-year-old son would never come back here - Santiago de Atitlan, Guatemala.

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Lots of horses - Los Conquistadores, Argentina

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That our needs do not disturb our dreams - La Habana, Cuba

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That my parents smile again – Medellin, Colombia

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To have a lot of money – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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To help my children who are in the United States pay their debt to the coyote – Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.

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My wish is to see my sons prepared to face the problems of unemployment – Granada, Nicaragua

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A long life with no sadness – Ollantaytambo, Peru.

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Affection – Maclovio, Mexico

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I want to be a policewoman – Maclovio Rojas, Mexico

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Pistol – Chiapas, Mexico

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I wish to be a poet – La Habana, Cuba

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I wish to have my own land – Juripucio, Argentina