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.
Huipils and textiles made by Mayan women in Guatemala are handmade. The thread is made by cleaning and spinning cotton.
The Guatemalan women in this photo are wearing folded up ‘tzutes’ on their heads to shade their faces.
Women in Guatemala begin weaving by creating a ‘warp’ out of yarn. They wind the yarn around pegs on a warping board, crossing the strings in the middle to create a striped pattern. The warp is then attached to the bars of the loom and they are ready to begin the weaving process.
Lidia Lopez teaching visitors how to set up and weave on a backstrap loom.
Guatemalan women wearing traditional clothing celebrating Holy Week.
This Guatemalan woman and her daughters are all dressed in traditional clothing.