Mayan Woman

The women´s head coverings are several meters long and wound around the head. The styles, patterns and colors used by each village are unique to that village.

Santiago & San Antonio

January 28th 2006
There are Mayan villages surrounding the Lake. We stop in Santiago and it is here that I can see the poverty of the Mayan people, who have gotten some pretty crappy deals over the years. As the boat pulls up from the dock natives run to meet you. I am accustomed to this from other countries, but I have never seen it under these conditions before... the dogs on the street look like skeletons, flies ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » Lago de Atitlán

The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more

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