Nov 13, 2014

Inside Georgetown, Delaware, a Guatemalan enclave

Home to more than 2,500 Hispanic residents, Georgetown, Delaware — locally known as ‘Kimmeytown’ — became a Guatemalan enclave beginning in the 1990’s being within walking distance of a Perdue chicken processing plant, which employs a large number of the Latin Americans immigrants who live in town.

: A street sign for Kimmey Street rests November 7, 2014, atop a stop sign in what is locally known as “Kimmeytown”, an area of Georgetown, Delaware on November 6, 2014. Georgetown is home to more than 2,500 Hispanic residents, which became a Guatemalan enclave beginning in the 1990’s. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man makes a phone call outside the Perdue Wellness Center in what is locally known as “Kimmeytown”, an area of Georgetown, Delaware on November 6, 2014. Georgetown is home to more than 2,500 Hispanic residents, which became a Guatemalan enclave beginning in the 1990’s. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

: Workers take down the stage after the Return Day parade, a traditional festival for the state of Delaware that is held on the Thursday after Election Day, next to city hall in Georgetown, Delaware, November 6, 2014. Georgetown is home to more than 2,500 Hispanic residents, which became a Guatemalan enclave beginning in the 1990’s. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

: A sign warning of no trespassing is posted outside the Perdue Wellness Center in what is locally known as “Kimmeytown”, an area of Georgetown, Delaware on November 6, 2014. Georgetown is home to more than 2,500 Hispanic residents, which became a Guatemalan enclave beginning in the 1990’s. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

: Local boys play soccer on a dirt field behind the Perdue chicken processing plant in what is locally known as “Kimmeytown”, an area of Georgetown, Delaware on November 6, 2014. Georgetown is home to more than 2,500 Hispanic residents, which became a Guatemalan enclave beginning in the 1990’s. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

: Local boys play soccer on a dirt field behind the Perdue chicken processing plant in what is locally known as “Kimmeytown”, an area of Georgetown, Delaware on November 6, 2014. Georgetown is home to more than 2,500 Hispanic residents, which became a Guatemalan enclave beginning in the 1990’s. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Latin American man cuts his son’s hair in the garage in what is locally known as “Kimmeytown”, an area of Georgetown, Delaware on November 6, 2014. Georgetown is home to more than 2,500 Hispanic residents, which became a Guatemalan enclave beginning in the 1990’s. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man buys chicken feet at the El Mercado Market in what is locally known as “Kimmeytown”, an area of Georgetown, Delaware on November 6, 2014. Georgetown is home to more than 2,500 Hispanic residents, which became a Guatemalan enclave beginning in the 1990’s. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

: Chicken parts sit in a cooler for sale in the El Mercado Market in what is locally known as “Kimmeytown”, an area of Georgetown, Delaware on November 6, 2014. Georgetown is home to more than 2,500 Hispanic residents, which became a Guatemalan enclave beginning in the 1990’s. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

: International calling cards and toys rest on a wall at the El Mercado Market in what is locally known as “Kimmeytown”, an area of Georgetown, Delaware on November 6, 2014. Georgetown is home to more than 2,500 Hispanic residents, which became a Guatemalan enclave beginning in the 1990’s. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

Inside Georgetown, Delaware, a Guatemalan enclave

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