Top Left: Julio leads his elder brother Jonathan up the stairs to the roof, where they will collect the drying washing. Top Right: washing on the rooftop.

Bottom Left: The men entertain themselves in the afternoons by betting on dominoes.
Bottom Right: Guadelupe prepares chicken legs, which she will sell, in her room which she shares with her three boys; Daniel, Jonathan and Julio. She left her husband because he used to beat her and says she manages much better without him.
With each family sharing a single room for all their needs conditions are very cramped.Most of the adults in Mansion Mazahua are first generation migrants who left their village San Antonio Pueblo Neuvo, 125 miles west of Mexico City, to come in search of a livelihood. Many of the women living in Mansion Mazahua are related and maintain strong ties with the family members who stayed behind and who rely on money sent back from the city for their survival.