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Stories Behind The Colors, Flowers, and Animals in Maya Culture

Stories Behind The Colors, Flowers, and Animals...

We will discover you the deeper meanings woven into the colors, symbols, and patterns of Maya artistry. In this post, we’re sharing the rich cultural significance behind colors, flowers, and...

Stories Behind The Colors, Flowers, and Animals...

We will discover you the deeper meanings woven into the colors, symbols, and patterns of Maya artistry. In this post, we’re sharing the rich cultural significance behind colors, flowers, and...

International Indigenous Peoples Day, Xela 2024

International Indigenous Peoples Day, Xela 2024

Indigenous Peoples Day, observed annually on August 9th, is a meaningful occasion dedicated to honouring Indigenous communities and celebrating their rich cultures. In Guatemala, where Indigenous peoples are predominantly of...

International Indigenous Peoples Day, Xela 2024

Indigenous Peoples Day, observed annually on August 9th, is a meaningful occasion dedicated to honouring Indigenous communities and celebrating their rich cultures. In Guatemala, where Indigenous peoples are predominantly of...

The voice of the native people

The voice of the native people

Guatemala is truly one of the most colorful countries, thanks to the diversity of Maya cultures, languages and obviously the people, that keep these ancestral traditions alive. Lisa, a volunteer...

The voice of the native people

Guatemala is truly one of the most colorful countries, thanks to the diversity of Maya cultures, languages and obviously the people, that keep these ancestral traditions alive. Lisa, a volunteer...

Textile Stories: The Guatemalan Huipil

Textile Stories: The Guatemalan Huipil

Huipiles have a deep history, transforming and evolving with Indigenous communities through time. When finished, the work of art that often takes months to make, tells a story of both...

Textile Stories: The Guatemalan Huipil

Huipiles have a deep history, transforming and evolving with Indigenous communities through time. When finished, the work of art that often takes months to make, tells a story of both...

Maya History and Cultural Resources

Maya History and Cultural Resources

Whilst we do our best to explain, highlight and show the story and history behind our products and the weavers who create them (from their culture to their religion), we...

Maya History and Cultural Resources

Whilst we do our best to explain, highlight and show the story and history behind our products and the weavers who create them (from their culture to their religion), we...

Inspiring Mayan Women: Hear Their Stories

Inspiring Mayan Women: Hear Their Stories

Rigoberta Menchú is probably one of the most inspiring Mayan women of Guatemala. She is an advocate for social justice and human rights of indigenous peoples in Guatemala and is internationally known for...

Inspiring Mayan Women: Hear Their Stories

Rigoberta Menchú is probably one of the most inspiring Mayan women of Guatemala. She is an advocate for social justice and human rights of indigenous peoples in Guatemala and is internationally known for...