Encounter on the Road

1972Francisco Coto

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In 1973, Francisco Coto traveled through Central America in a Volkswagen van, photographing landscapes, architecture, markets, and scenes of everyday life he encountered along the way. He sometimes incorporated the vehicle itself into his compositions, as seen here in El Salvador, where two young women carry folded textiles on their heads—a practice associated with traditional ways of dressing and transporting goods in different communities across the region.

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