A child waves from a cart travelling through the snow, after attending church with his parents, in the Mennonite community of El Sabinal, Ascension, Chihuahua, Mexico, December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
A horse and cart ride past an out-of-service fuel dispenser in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico May 1, 2015. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Young Mennonites celebrate a wedding in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico September 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
A cow crosses a snow-covered road in the Mennonite community of El Sabinal, Ascension, Chihuahua, Mexico December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Catalina rides a skateboard outside her home in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico February 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Women leave church after attending Sunday mass in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico September 30, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Children of the Friessen family play outside their home in the Mennonite community of El Sabinal, Chihuahua, Ascension, Mexico September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
A father watches his son as he rides a horse outside his home in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico October 22, 2014. Mennonites generally finish school by the age of 12.?It is not uncommon to see a child younger than 10 operating a tractor or driving a horse-drawn buggy on the white, dusty roads within the community. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
A community member drives machinery to harvest wheat in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico November 8, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Horses tied to carts stand in the snow outside a church in the Mennonite community of El Sabinal, Ascension, Chihuahua, Mexico, December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Children from the Mennonite community attend a class at their school in Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico October 12, 2012. From schools to general stores, almost everything the Mennonites need they have built for themselves within the confines of their own communities. Mennonites generally finish school by the age of 12. Boys and girls sit separately in classrooms, just as men and women do in church pews on Sundays. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Mennonites make their way to a cemetery during the funeral of a member of their community, in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Children wait for the bus to school, outside their home in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico April 30, 2015. From schools to general stores, almost everything the Mennonites need they have built for themselves within the confines of their own communities. Mennonites generally finish school by the age of 12. Boys and girls sit separately in classrooms, just as men and women do in church pews on Sundays. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Two boys play near their homes in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico October 22, 2014. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Agatha uses her mobile phone as her sisters Ana, Elena, Catalina and Margarita surround her outside their home in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico February 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Girls harvest strawberries outside their home in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico October 12, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
A woman fumigates outside her home in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico October 21, 2014. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Girls read the Bible at their school in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico December 19, 2012. From schools to general stores, almost everything the Mennonites need they have built for themselves within the confines of their own communities. Mennonites generally finish school by the age of 12. Boys and girls sit separately in classrooms, just as men and women do in church pews on Sundays. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
A girl from a Mennonite community hides between the skirts of Mennonite women during a meeting, El Cuervo, Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico October 18, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A child from the Friessen family sucks a lollipop outside their home in the Mennonite community of El Sabinal, Ascension, Chihuahua, Mexico September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Children of the Harder family look at the carcass of a cow hanging from a harness outside their home in the Mennonite community of El Sabinal, Ascension, Chihuahua, Mexico October 16, 2018. The community of El Sabinal, Spanish for "The Juniper", was founded nearly 30 years ago in the dry, desert-like terrain of Chihuahua. Today, Mennonite farmers have transformed it into fruitful farmland, often using antique farm equipment. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Girls stand outside a house in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico September 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Dresses hang on a line outside a house in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Mexico October 22, 2014. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
A girl plays on a swing in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico January 11, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
A girls holds a basket in a supermarket in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico September 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
A woman walks with her two children through an agricultural field in the Mennonite community of El Sabinal, Ascension, Chihuahua, Mexico, April 29, 2015. The community of El Sabinal, Spanish for "The Juniper", was founded nearly 30 years ago in the dry, desert-like terrain of Chihuahua. Today, Mennonite farmers have transformed it into fruitful farmland, often using antique farm equipment. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A girl walks amid pasture for animals in a field in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico November 6, 2014. Mennonites generally finish school by the age of 12.?It is not uncommon to see a child younger than 10 operating a tractor or driving a horse-drawn buggy on the white, dusty roads within the community. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
A girl poses for a picture with her horse near an agricultural field in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico December 26, 2015. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A girl sits on a tractor in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico September 29, 2012.?Mennonites generally finish school by the age of 12.?It is not uncommon to see a child younger than 10 operating a tractor or driving a horse-drawn buggy on the white, dusty roads within the community.???REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
A child plays with a kite outside his home in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
A Mennonite displays a photograph of his ancestors in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico October 15, 2018. The Mennonite community in Chihuahua can trace its roots as far back as a century ago, when the first such settlers came seeking ideal farming land, isolation from the outside world and the preservation of their religion. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Helena (L) and her sister Lizbeth (R) pose for a photograph outside their home in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico February 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A woman from a Mennonite community milks a cow in Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico November 9, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
A man collects chillis in a field in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Chihuahua, Janos, Mexico December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Denim trousers are seen hanging to dry outside a house in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Young people buy food for their animals in the Mennonite community of El Sabinal, Ascension, Chihuahua, Mexico May 1, 2015. Mennonites generally finish school by the age of 12.?It is not uncommon to see a child younger than 10 operating a tractor or driving a horse-drawn buggy on the white, dusty roads within the community. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Community leaders speak in front of a church after celebrating a wedding in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico July 18, 2015. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Girls play on swings outside a school in the Mennonite community of Buenos Aires, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico April 29, 2015. From schools to general stores, almost everything the Mennonites need they have built for themselves within the confines of their own communities. Mennonites generally finish school by the age of 12. Boys and girls sit separately in classrooms, just as men and women do in church pews on Sundays. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A dead horse lies in an area affected by drought, in the municipality of Ascension, Chihuahua, Mexico April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez SEARCH "GONZALEZ MEXICO MENNONITES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
In Mexico, a decade of images shows Mennonites' traditions frozen in time