colourful textiles

Guatemalan Colors and Smiles

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Today I share with you a candid portrait of Ruth, one of the vendors that offers colourful hand-woven Mayan textiles from the village of San Antonio Aguascalientes, a community about 5 kilometres from Antigua Guatemala. What better choice to represent what you experience when you come to Guatemala: Smiles and colourful textiles. Enjoy!

Corpus Christi and Confirmations in Maya Kaqchikel Town

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This past Sunday it seemed as every village and town around Antigua Guatemala was celebrating its patron saint day. Well San Juan del Obispo and San Pedro de las Huertas were, but all other towns were celebrating Corpus Christi and confirmations. Here we see a few Maya Kaqchikel girls waiting for the confirmation mass just … Read more