This little girl is wearing traditional Mayan clothing. In her basket are small dolls called ‘Worry Dolls.’ The children of Guatemala tell one worry to each doll and place it under their pillow at night. In the morning their troubles are gone!
The Guatemalan woman in this photo is weaving on a backstrap loom, just as her Mayan ancestors have done for centuries.
The Guatemalan women in this photo are wearing folded up ‘tzutes’ on their heads to shade their faces.
Lidia Lopez is teaching a class on how to weave on the backstrap loom.
Lidia Lopez and her family demonstrate cooking a traditional Guatemalan meal called Pepian (also spelled Pipian.)
Guatemalan Woman Showing Huipils
Guatemalan families often incorporate corn into their meals in the form of tortillas.