New Textiles Stand Stand Near La Escalonia
Since the Municipal government has forbidden the ambulant vendors in all the parks of Antigua Guatemala, including the world-famous Parque Central, vendors …
Colors and Smiles from Guatemala
Here are some smiles and colors from Antigua Guatemala to brighten your day where you are in the world during these trying …
Protecting Mayan Textiles with Copyrights
Last week, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court sided with the Guatemalan weavers and their copyrights to intellectual property of their weavings. Now congress will …
Black Mirror: Live Mannequins Displaying Mayan Textiles
Real Mayan textiles on display on live mannequins inside a boutique hotel in Antigua Guatemala. Across the patio seats a real Maya …
The Textile Transaction
Here, take a closer look, I am selling you the encapsulated colours of the eternal Spring. Winter is coming, you will need …
Guatemalan Colors and Smiles
Today I share with you a candid portrait of Ruth, one of the vendors that offers colourful hand-woven Mayan textiles from the …
Mayan Textiles and Smartphones
The sight of smartphones next the Mayan textiles is quite common now in Antigua Guatemala. For better or worse, Mayas taking selfies …
Maya Weavers at Work, Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Tejedora or weaver It is easy to be enchanted by the rhythm of the weaving …
Guatemalan Style vs World Fashion
In my opinion, the native Maya clothing from Guatemala are very stylish. Some might argue that Guatemalan Maya clothes are even in …
Colorful Mayan Huipil
Let’s do an observation experiment. What things do you find interesting in the picture above?