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THE COMMUNITY<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]A small number of large families make up the majority of residents on the island. Generations of marriages and births connect many of the islanders together as relatives, creating a community that is also a large family. The Castillos are lead by Maria Josefa Castillo Bonilla, a mother of ten children and 42 grandchildren.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”section” type=”grid” text_align=”left” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”20″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1725″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”large”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]Upon arrival on Islote it is easy think of how hard life must be living on such a small island crowded with so many people. But soon after, one learns of the people’s love for the island and for their neighbors. \u201cWe have a way of living that is pretty nice. Here we understand each other, and any problem that anyone in the community has, we solve the problem as a community,\u201d remarks 66-year-old native Juvenal Julio Berrio. A\u00a0native of Islote, Juvenal worked the majority of his life as a fisherman but now is taking advantage of the growth in the tourism industry working as a tour guide.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator type=”transparent” position=”center”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”right” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]\n

Born on Islote when the population was only thirty people, Elena de Hoyos Alvarado, 87, is a mother of nine children and 42 grandchildren and is the oldest living resident on the island of Islote.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1718″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”large”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”section” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” padding_bottom=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_single_image image=”1746″ alignment=”center” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”section” type=”grid” text_align=”left” padding_top=”10″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]Islote residents come together as a community to provide for each other and make life on the island more fulfilling. On a side street Manuel Berrio Lopez gets his hair cut from friend Alberto de Hoyos Rodrique.\u00a0\u201cWe take care of each other. When a person gets sick, it is everybody\u2019s sick person. When there is mourning, everybody is mourning. When there is a party, everybody is happy,\u201d explains resident Rocio Barrios de Hoyos.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”section” type=”grid” text_align=”left” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”20″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1736″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”medium”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]School guard Eugenio de Hoyos, 43, better known as Pepe, keeps watch over the island. Because Islote does not have an official police force, Eugenio’s job is to watch over the activities at the only government building which contains a school, medical center, and the community\u2019s water storage tank.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator type=”transparent” position=”center”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”right” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]\n

Storeowner Rocio Barrios de Hoyos, 47, a native of Islote, is often called upon by her neighbors to represent the island when a leader is needed for political issues. \u201cI like to improve my community because we islander women are enterprising. \u00a0Islander women are much more enterprising than men,\u201d she said. \u00a0Rocio is the daughter of the island matriarch Elena de Hoyos Alvarado. \u00a0When talking about the island residents Rocio explains, \u201cWe lead a peaceful life, we live in harmony because we treat each other like family.\u201d<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1724″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”large”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”section” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_single_image image=”1801″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”section” type=”grid” text_align=”left” padding_top=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]Family celebrations quickly become community events because of the proximity of neighbors. Jimeno Castro Berrio prepares for her tenth birthday outside of her family\u2019s home where she expects over forty kids to arrive for her party.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”section” type=”grid” text_align=”left” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”20″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1719″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/124627767″][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]Youth on Islote make up the largest segment of the island\u2019s population. The always present children become the island\u2019s enduring memory for visitors to the area.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator type=”transparent” position=”center”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”right” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]\n

Marciana Hidalgo Castillo, 65, a native of Islote cares for the mothers on the island acting as the islands midwife. Marciana has attended over 200 births during her lifetime on the island. A mother of six, she works as a caretaker for the vacation homes on neighboring islands.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”section” type=”grid” text_align=”center” padding_top=”20″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_separator type=”normal” position=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”section” type=”grid” text_align=”center” padding_top=”25″ padding_bottom=”10″ background_color=”#f7f7f7″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n

Santa Cruz del Islote – Sections<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”section” type=”grid” text_align=”center” background_color=”#f7f7f7″ padding_top=”15″ padding_bottom=”20″][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”1538″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_link=”http:\/\/jonathanadamsphotography.com\/inspire\/santa-cruz-del-islote\/” img_size=”215×143″][vc_column_text]\n

The Island<\/a><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”1541″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_link=”http:\/\/jonathanadamsphotography.com\/inspire\/santa-cruz-del-islote\/the-community\/” img_size=”215×143″][vc_column_text]\n

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Daily Struggle<\/a><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”1635″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_link=”http:\/\/jonathanadamsphotography.com\/inspire\/santa-cruz-del-islote\/a-break-in-the-day\/” img_size=”215×143″][vc_column_text]\n

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Journey Of The Soul<\/a><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”1634″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_link=”http:\/\/jonathanadamsphotography.com\/inspire\/santa-cruz-del-islote\/the-sea-provides\/” img_size=”215×143″][vc_column_text]\n

The Sea Provides<\/a><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”1633″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_link=”http:\/\/jonathanadamsphotography.com\/inspire\/santa-cruz-del-islote\/the-new-economy\/” img_size=”215×143″][vc_column_text]\n

The New Economy<\/a><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”1680″ border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_link=”http:\/\/jonathanadamsphotography.com\/inspire\/santa-cruz-del-islote\/about-this-project\/” img_size=”215×143″][vc_column_text]\n

About This Project<\/a><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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