
Women of the mangrove(2024)
Women of the Mangrove is the story of the Mudecoop Cooperative. Manzanillo is a small fishing town on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica that struggles with poverty and government neglect. In response to this adversity, the women of Manzanillo joined forces to found the Mudecop cooperative.
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