Please do not use these images for editorial or commercial purposes without the photographer’s permission. To purchase prints or high resolution digital files of Daniel's images visit: http://danielbeams.photoshelter.com If you do not find the images you are looking for on Photoshelter, please contact Daniel (beamsclan@yahoo.com) and he will upload them for you.To learn more about our work in South America visit http://aguayaku.org _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mennonites came to Santa Cruz several decades ago from Canada, Mexico, and other countries in South America. Most speak low German or Russian as their primary language and Spanish as a second language. The majority of them are agriculturalists living in isolated rural colonies.