The sole surviving lion sleeps inside a 97-year-old cage at the Simon Bolivar Zoo in San José. Photo by Shahrazad Encinias Vela.

Shaman of the Watsi Community demonstrates how they make a type of rope. He’s from the Bri Bri people on the southern part of Limon, Costa Rica. Photo by Shahrazad Encinias Vela.

A cacao farmer shows an empty open cacoa seed he found during a walk in his abandoned farm. Photo by Shahrazad Encinias Vela.

Downtown Guatemala. Photo by Shahrazad Encinias Vela.