Tray Runners

Runners wait to get their special racing gear for the Tray Race in La Antigua Guatemala. Photo: Santiago Billy/Comvite

It’s a hot November morning and the runners make their way through the streets of La Antigua Guatemala. The road is treacherous: the cobblestones make it hard for the runners to keep their balance and not drop their tray. “The locals have an advantage,” says Wilson López, a young man who traveled from Quetzaltenango to participate in the Race of Trays. “They get to practice in this kind of terrain all the time.”

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