Guatemalan Sweet Bread and Baked Goods
Guatemala is known to have excellent breads and baked goods.
Guatemala is known to have excellent breads and baked goods.
The Guatemalan woman in this photo is weaving on a backstrap loom, just as her Mayan ancestors have done for centuries.
The Guatemalan woman in this photo is making thread from cotton.
The Guatemalan women in this photo are wearing folded up ‘tzutes’ on their heads to shade their faces.
This little girl from Guatemala is wearing traditional clothing and carrying worry dolls.
Guatemalan women use raw cotton for weaving textiles. They prepare the cotton before spinning and dying it with natural dyes.
Huipils and textiles made by Mayan women in Guatemala are handmade. The thread is made by cleaning and spinning cotton.