Trama Blog
Guatemalan Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day! Each year Guatemalans are very passionate about celebrating their freedom and the city of Xela (Quetzaltenango) becomes alive with festivities.
Guatemalan Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day! Each year Guatemalans are very passionate about celebrating their freedom and the city of Xela (Quetzaltenango) becomes alive with festivities.
The Guatemalan Huipil: History, Symbolism, and ...
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...
The Guatemalan Huipil: History, Symbolism, and ...
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
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
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...
Maya survivors of sexual violence fight for jus...
On the 24th of January the High Risk Court in Guatemala sentenced five former members of the paramilitary Civil Self-Defense Patrols (PAC), armed groups recruited by Guatamala’s army, to 30 years imprisonment for...
Maya survivors of sexual violence fight for jus...
On the 24th of January the High Risk Court in Guatemala sentenced five former members of the paramilitary Civil Self-Defense Patrols (PAC), armed groups recruited by Guatamala’s army, to 30 years imprisonment for...
Volunteer Spotlight: Zella in Xela
In the last six months, my work with Trama Textiles has given me the most memorable experience of my life. When I arrived in September of 2021 I did not...
Volunteer Spotlight: Zella in Xela
In the last six months, my work with Trama Textiles has given me the most memorable experience of my life. When I arrived in September of 2021 I did not...