Lidia Lopez is an expert in backstrap loom weaving. Here she teaches visitors how to weave in her home in Guatemala. Weaving on a backstrap loom is truly an art form, and it takes many years of practice. Maya women teach their children to weave from a very early age so they have a trade they can depend on in order to support their families in the future.
Lidia Lopez teaching visitors how to set up and weave on a backstrap loom.
This little girl from Guatemala is wearing traditional clothing and carrying worry dolls.
Lidia Lopez and her family demonstrate cooking a traditional Guatemalan meal called Pepian (also spelled Pipian.)
Guatemalan families often incorporate corn into their meals in the form of tortillas.
Guatemalan women wearing traditional clothing celebrating Holy Week.
Guatemalan women use raw cotton for weaving textiles. They prepare the cotton before spinning and dying it with natural dyes.