Margarita Del Rocio lives with her family in Montecristi, which stands out for its handicrafts that are made out of toquilla straw, wicker, piquigua [a local fiber plant] and wood. Here they make the fine straw hats that are know all over the world as "Panama hats."
Margarita Del Rocio has a business in her house where she sells a large variety of clothing for men, women, and children. She also sells beauty products from the Avon brand (perfumes, creams, cosmetics, and jewelry). She sells at home and door-to-door to her customers, selling on credit and collecting weekly.
Margarita Del Rocio needs this loan to buy t-shirts, pants, shirts, jewelry, lipsticks, nail polish, shampoo, eye shadow, anti-aging creams, and other merchandise.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Lisa Grobar. View original language description.