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funds from the sale of their farm, she acquired a booth where
the cruise ships docked. She sold “Made in Mexico” keepsakes to the tourists on
the cruise ships.
    When
his mother died, Gumercindo took over the booth. His sisters married, and the
other brothers developed other interests, leaving Gumercindo alone to run the booth.
    It was
during this time that he met Esperana. Her family also had a booth at the pier.
Between ships, they had time to visit with each other. Their meeting at the
pier quickly turned into a romance, and they were married shortly after that.
    As
Gumercindo grew into a man, all his hard work in the fields transformed him
into a strong, rugged man who loved his family. He did not trust many people. Everything
he had, he had earned by the sweat of his brow.
    Except
for his four years in the Mexican military, he had lived, worked and raised his
family in Mazatlán. Gumercindo was a big man by Mexican standards; he stood
over 2.3 Mexican vara tall (In American terms, that is 6 feet 4 inches
tall). He weighed in at 103 kilograms. His hands were weathered by working all
his life off of the land. They were large hands that could crush a man’s head
between them but were also able to hold a newborn lovingly.
    It
took Gumercindo a long time to learn to control his temper. As a young man he
was quick to anger. He had been jailed a number of times for hurting another
man for disrespecting him or his. He only learned how to control his temper
after he married the love of his life, Esperana. She was the one who showed him
that a loving hand was better than an angry one. They had now had 22 years of
married happiness.
    Esperana
was born and lived in Mazatlán all her life. Her parents had a small produce
farm that was across the valley from the farm that Gumercindo’s family lived
on. The two did not meet until the cruise ships started to visit Mazatlán. They
were among the first families that were given space to set up a booth. She worked
all day with her brothers in the fields to bring their produce to town to sell
to the restaurants. After she met Gumercindo, she spent so much of her time
watching him work in his family’s booth that she missed many sales.
    She
was the only girl born to her parents. She had three brothers who hated to work
in the fields. Her brothers had found a way to get rich without working so
hard. They took the produce that they grew on their farm and trucked it to
cities outside of Mazatlán. They made a lot of money, but it was expensive to
keep their trucks on the road. One day, returning from Durango, 241 kilometers
from Mazatlán, they were driving down a steep road in the mountains when their
brakes failed. Their truck ran off the road, and all three brothers were killed.
This devastated Esparana’s parents. They sold their farm, moved into Mazatlán,
and put all of their efforts into their booth.
    It was
not long after that before their grief took a toll on them. They both passed
away less than two years after their sons died. Esperana’s uncle came to town
to take over their booth, but he was not able to understand the complexities of
the tourist trade, and in less than six months, he lost the booth to his
creditors.
    During
the time that her brothers had been delivering produce to other cities, Esperana’s
romance with Gumercindo had grown. They were married two months before her
uncle lost her family’s booth. Gumercindo’s parents were growing older. He was
the only one of the family that wanted to keep the booth running. His parents
made a wedding gift of the booth to Gumercindo and his new bride. With their
hard work they turned their booth into a way to make enough money to live all
year without having to have a side job.
    As
everyone sat around the table eating breakfast, Gumercindo asked his wife, “Esperana,
did you hear the screams early this morning?”
    “No,
my husband, I didn’t. What direction were they coming from? Did it sound like
they were nearby? Do