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Guatemalan Food Markets in the Time of COVID

Guatemalan Food Markets in the Time of COVID

Guatemalan food markets are a national institution. Bustling and sprawling, lining roads and street corners, freighted with fruit and vegetables, they are where Guatemalans come together. At a Guatemalan food...

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Guatemalan Food Markets in the Time of COVID

Guatemalan food markets are a national institution. Bustling and sprawling, lining roads and street corners, freighted with fruit and vegetables, they are where Guatemalans come together. At a Guatemalan food...

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Group of smiling Mayan weavers, dressed in red and blue traditional huipil and corte, from an Indigenous Community of the Guatemalan Highlands

Indigenous Cultures: An Incredible Richness to ...

It is estimated that in the world there are more than 5000 indigenous populations, numbering at least 370 million people who live in 70 different nations. The recognition of indigenous...

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Indigenous Cultures: An Incredible Richness to ...

It is estimated that in the world there are more than 5000 indigenous populations, numbering at least 370 million people who live in 70 different nations. The recognition of indigenous...

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Traditional clothing in Santa Maria de Jesus

Unravelling the Traditions of Guatemalan Clothing

Guatemala is internationally recognised for the unique style of traditionally crafted fabrics, such as those lovingly produced at Trama Textiles. Despite the influences of globalisation, the indigenous people of Guatemala...

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Unravelling the Traditions of Guatemalan Clothing

Guatemala is internationally recognised for the unique style of traditionally crafted fabrics, such as those lovingly produced at Trama Textiles. Despite the influences of globalisation, the indigenous people of Guatemala...

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Soothe Your Mind With Guatemalan Worry Dolls

Soothe Your Mind With Guatemalan Worry Dolls

During the past few months, many of us have done our fair share of worrying. In addition to worries over contracting the virus, some people may be experiencing financial pressures,...

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Soothe Your Mind With Guatemalan Worry Dolls

During the past few months, many of us have done our fair share of worrying. In addition to worries over contracting the virus, some people may be experiencing financial pressures,...

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Hidden Battles in the Fight Against Covid-19

Hidden Battles in the Fight Against Covid-19

There are few of us who have not been impacted in some way by the Covid-19 pandemic. In poverty-stricken Mayan communities, however, the combined impact of the virus and the...

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Hidden Battles in the Fight Against Covid-19

There are few of us who have not been impacted in some way by the Covid-19 pandemic. In poverty-stricken Mayan communities, however, the combined impact of the virus and the...

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Mayan Hammocks: The Divine Way to Recline

Mayan Hammocks: The Divine Way to Recline

The Mayan people have been known to refer to the hammock as the ‘gift from the gods.’  As the global fight against the spread of COVID-19 continues, many of us...

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Mayan Hammocks: The Divine Way to Recline

The Mayan people have been known to refer to the hammock as the ‘gift from the gods.’  As the global fight against the spread of COVID-19 continues, many of us...

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