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.
Guatemalan women wearing traditional clothing celebrating Holy Week.
The women of Guatemala have worn the same traditional dress (called ‘traje’) for centuries. They have passed down the art of weaving these textiles through many generations.
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.
The Guatemalan woman in this photo is making thread from cotton.
Guatemalan women use raw cotton for weaving textiles. They prepare the cotton before spinning and dying it with natural dyes.
This Guatemalan woman and her daughters are all dressed in traditional clothing.