Rosalinda Matea gives us a demonstration on the loom of how she weaves fajas, the woven belts used with skirts (traje) in traditional Mayan or indigenous wear in Guatemala. Taken in the village of Paraje Xecaje outside of Totonicapan, Guatemala. Read more about our visits to Kiva microfinance borrowers in Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
El Carmen ruins in Antigua, Guatemala looks almost Roman in nature with its columns. Reminds us a bit of Ephesus in Turkey. The reason why Antigua is full of 16th and 17th century ruins is that an earthquake in 1773 destroyed the city, leaving churches and buildings in ruined form for people to enjoy centuries later. Read more about our first impressions of Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
The colors of the vendor's clothes seem to match or compliment the vegetables she's trying to sell. Taken near the cemetery and Flores Market in Xela (Quetzaltenango), Guatemala. Read more about our first impressions of Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
