Ezequiel Rojas Castellanos, 61, is a Guatemalan goatherd in the village of San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. He decided to quit his job as a broadcaster after 20 years working at 8 radio stations around Antigua, Guatemala due to the pressure of the job and became a goat herder. Instead of milking the goat at home and selling in bottles, Ezequiel walks with his two goats, Pelusa and Estrella, on a daily routine from San Juan el Opispo way down to Antigua and back to sell drawn-on-the-spot milk to customers. The left over milk is used to make cheese. Ezequiel becomes well-known locally for his friendliness and having fresh milk delivery every day.

Dances with Goats 2014

July 24, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Ezequiel Rojas Castellanos, 61, a Guatemalan goatherd walks with goats from San Juan el Opispo way down to Antigua and back to sell drawn-on-the-spot milk.
July 22, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Fresh goat milk will be sold directly to customer for Q5 (50¢)/glass. The goat can produce about 15 glasses of milk each per day.
July 22, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Ezequiel and his two goats Pelusa and Estrella take a break during the work in San Juan el Obispo, Guatemala.
July 23, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Photo of Ezequiel’s grandson. Ezequiel lives with his wife and his son’s family but the rarely see each others due to the hard working and schedules overlap.
July 22, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Ezequiel greets his neighbor on the way down to Antigua. Ezequiel becomes well-known locally for his friendliness and having fresh milk delivery every day.
July 22, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Ezequiel spends the afternoon looking after his two goats at the grass field nearby.
July 22, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Due to the lack of space at his house, Ezequiel has to hide a small space on his neighbor's barn to keep his goats for Q200 ($25)/month.
July 23, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Ezequiel takes a shower before coming to a farmer’s meeting in Antigua, Guatemala.
July 24, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Meeting of the local religious group which Ezequiel is an active member of.
July 24, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Ezequiel chats and exchanges farming techniques with is neighbor, a cow herder.
July 24, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Ezequiel's grandson plays with his puppies.
July 22, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Ezequiel has lunch at home.
July 23, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Ezequiel feeds tortilla and corn to his goat.
July 24, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. Ezequiel visits his daughter house which is a wood workshop.
July 22, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala.
July 22, 2014. San Juan el Opispo, Guatemala. On his neighbor farm near the foot of the volcano.