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• Duration: 12 Days
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Textile Tours of Guatemala

Tour Name: Textile Tours of Guatemala 2023-2024

Description: “The Guatemala Markets & Textiles Tour is the ultimate cultural adventure for those exploring this beautiful country’s vibrant markets and textiles.”

Features: Immerse yourself in Guatemala’s rich cultural heritage.” Discover the local traditions and customs through its textiles and handicrafts.

Embark on a captivating journey through Guatemala’s tapestry of colors and crafts with the Guatemala Markets & Textiles Tour. Dive deep into the heart of this mesmerizing country and experience its pulsating markets brimming with artisanal treasures.

This tour celebrates Guatemala’s age-old traditions and craftsmanship, from intricately woven fabrics to handcrafted souvenirs. As you navigate the bustling market lanes, you’ll be enveloped by a kaleidoscope of hues and patterns, each telling a story of the nation’s rich cultural tapestry.

Beyond just a visual treat, this tour offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of local artisans, their age-old techniques, and the passion that goes into every thread. So, come and weave your Guatemalan story, one textile at a time.

Pick up / Drop off locations

La Aurora International Airport

Transportation

Plane, minivan, boat

Physical demand

Trip may include activities like walks, hikes and boat rides

What's Included

• RT flight from La Aurora Airport - Flores – La Aurora
• Land transportation
• Entrance fee to Archaeological Site and Reserves
• Bilingual tour guide – English/Spanish
• Bilingual: English - Spanish Tour Guide
• Meals described in the final itinerary
• Antigua Guatemala
• Lake Atitlan
• Quetzaltenango
• Chichicastenango

Itinerary of the trip

Day 1 arrival in guatemala city.

Embark on your Textile Tour of Guatemala, starting with a warm welcome at La Aurora International Airport, followed by a short transfer to your hotel.

Day 2 Exploring Textile Collection in Guatemala City

Begin your cultural adventure with a guided journey through the Anthropology and Ethnology Museum, focusing on the vibrant Textile Collection. After exploring, enjoy lunch and visit Guatemala City’s Historical Center and Central Market before heading to La Antigua.

Day 3 Antigua Guatemala Exploration and Textile Workshop

Explore Antigua Guatemala, uncovering UNESCO World Heritage site treasures. Later, immerse yourself in a textile workshop with Cakchiquel Mayan ladies, learning traditional backstrap loom weaving methods and practicing on a small loom.

Day 4 Dive into the Indigo Workshop

Explore the eco-conscious Indigo Project in Antigua, Guatemala. Learn about indigo dyeing, starting an indigo Vat, discussing indigo as a dye, and exploring its role in Guatemalan culture during a 5-hour class.

Day 5 Journey to Lake Atitlan and Solola Market Visit

Travel towards Lake Atitlan, pausing to explore the vibrant Solola Market, showcasing traditional clothing and designs. After exploring, continue to Hotel Atitlan, nestled on the picturesque shores of Lake Atitlan.

Day 6 San Juan La Laguna Exploration and Tzutujil Textile Workshop

Visit San Juan La Laguna, explore a family orchard, and participate in a workshop on Tzutujil people’s traditional textiles. Learn about natural dyes and the town’s weaving project, which supports local women’s associations.

Day 7 Discovering Santa Catarina and San Antonio Palopo

Tour Santa Catarina and San Antonio Palopo, villages celebrated for their traditional handicrafts and textiles. Explore the vibrant huipil textiles in Santa Catarina and the rich pottery tradition in San Antonio Palopo.

Day 8 Chichicastenango Market Exploration and Journey to Quetzaltenango

Immerse yourself in the Chichicastenango Market, exploring textiles and handicrafts. Visit the Moreria, where folkloric dance costumes are made, before continuing to Quetzaltenango.

Day 9 Zunil Market Tour and Textile Weaving Project Visit

Embark on a tour to the Zunil Market, admiring vibrant textiles handwoven by skilled artisans. Later, visit a textile weaving project in the city, witnessing the intricate process of backstrap and foot loom work.

Day 10 Totonicapan Market Visit and Flight to Flores

Start with a visit to the lively Totonicapan market, then transfer to La Aurora Airport for a flight to Flores, where ancient Maya civilization wonders await.

Day 11 Exploring the Mayan Ruins of Tikal

Your Tikal Tour is a journey into the ancient Mayan civilization, exploring pyramids, plazas, and carvings with expert guides and observing exotic wildlife before flying back to Guatemala City.

Day 12 Homeward Bound

Conclude your textile tour and prepare for your flight home, enriched with the vibrant textile traditions and cultural adventures experienced throughout Guatemala.

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Mayan Textile Tours Guatemala

Our Guatemalan Mayan Textile Tours and Weaving Workshops offer a rare chance to study under a group of committed Guatemalan textile weavers.

Artisans of Guatemala receive additional cash via Ethical Fashion Guatemala Tours. informs customers about the high-caliber products they manufacture.

Village tours, workshops, and Lake Atitlan tours are all organized by We supply our visitors with a genuine cultural experience.

Guatemala Tours for Textiles

An exceptional chance to learn from a group of committed ladies as well as to have them share their lifelong passion and love of weaving with you is provided by textile tours in Guatemala and weaving workshops.

Textile Tours Guatemala

Guatemala’s San Juan La Laguna or San Pedro La Laguana Lake Atitlan are the locations for Textile Tours.

The Highlands of Guatemala’s San Juan La Laguna are like stepping back in time, with centuries of history and a laid-back way of life.

Surrounded by breathtaking mountains, three menacing volcanoes, a gorgeous lake, and a striking green landscape covered in vibrant tropical flora.

Guatemala Textile Weaving Workshops offer a real-world introduction to Mayan weaving.

If you work as a fashion designer, fashion wholesaler, vacationing tourist, interior designer, owner of an ETSY store, or retailer with a storefront.

You may learn more about how these incredible yarns, fabrics, and textiles are made with the aid of Guatemala’s Textile Tours.

Learning about the selling procedure for the goods created by Guatemalan artisans working in ethical fashion is crucial.

To better represent the products and generate sales for both you, our reselling partner, and us, the weavers, come to Guatemala and understand the full handmade textiles process.

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Moreover, we provide fantastic shopping tours. Meet in the owners’ houses.

Scarves, shawls, ponchos, bags, purses, totes, and dresses

Anything you order from us can be handmade and delivered to you in two days via DHL.

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Textile Tours to Guatemala

Come join us for the experience of a lifetime! We´ll take you on a unique, inspirational, and enriching insider´s tour of the best that Guatemala has to offer!!

Discovering the best

that Guatemala has to offer

• You will: ...be inspired by the breathtaking Guatemalan landscape, its flora and fauna;
• Experience the Mayan world, people in multicolored costumes, centuries-old traditions;
• Be my special guest at my home & Studio for an intimate, behind-the-scenes peek, private view of my work, and an exquisite lunch;
• Visit my favorite places… the best museums and textile centers; the 16th century colonial city of Antigua, the open-air market in Chichicastenango, Lake Atitlán, one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, and stroll along the Mayan archaeological site of Tikal located in our tropical jungle;
• Visit women´s cooperatives that preserve the art of weaving and natural hand-dyeing;
• Build color confidence, broaden your design repertoire and art appreciation through direct experiences;
• Enjoy amazing food experiences;
• Shop-till-you-drop for unique textiles, costumes, folk arts and crafts, jewelry, masks, etc.
• Travel safely and comfortably with like-minded companions.

With artist Priscilla Bianchi

Textile artist, designer, international teacher, and author.

A native Guatemalan, Priscilla represents a unique personality in today´s fiber arts world. Her one-of-a-kind art quilts with ethnic character, incorporate the richness of Mayan Guatemalan hand-woven textiles, colors, patterns, and symbolisms, giving life to a myriad of fresh, vibrant, innovative works of art. Her work has been exhibited internationally and acquired by the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York City, Hyatt Centric Hotel, Ixchel Museum of Textiles, and Hotel Museo Casa Santo Domingo in Guatemala, and by many private collectors. An experienced teacher, she travels the world to exhibit her work, and to share her inspirational story, her culture, passion and enthusiasm for her work.

Tour Conductor: Eduardo Hernández

I’ve teamed-up with my good friend and expert tour conductor, Eduardo Hernández, who’s been organizing and leading specialty tours for over 30 years. All you need to do is register. We take care of all the details from the moment you arrive at the airport in Guatemala City, so you can just relax and enjoy!

Tour testimonial:  Lilo Bowman

You might want to watch this testimonial from Lilo Bowman, who participated in my Textile Tour this past February. Lilo is the Editor-in-Chief/Production Manager of The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson & Ricky Tims. She did an interview with Alex where she describes the tour and shares her experience. It´s a must watch!

Destinations

Guatemala City

Antigua Guatemala

Chichicastenango

Lake Atitlán

Tikal, Petén

Upon arrival in Guatemala City, transfer to Hotel Camino Real* or Hyatt Centric Guatemala * overlooking the city and surrounding volcanoes from the rooftop pool and lounge. Free evening.

The tour of Guatemala City will take you to the Historic Center, the Relief Map, and the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Textiles & Costumes. Then, a private visit to Priscilla’s home and Studio for lunch.  After lunch, travel to the colonial city of Antigua. Transfer to the hotel for the next two nights. Dinner at the hotel.

Walking tour of Antigua in the morning. After lunch, free afternoon. Visit one of the Textile Museums which holds magnificent examples of Mayan textiles and costumes from  different regions in the country. Dinner at the hotel.

Free morning in Antigua. Go shopping for unique typical arts and crafts or relax and stroll along the Colonial cobblestone streets.  At noon travel to Chichicastenango, stopping for lunch along the way. Arrival and dinner at the hotel.

Experience Chichicastenango´s (Chichi) open market in its full glory! Search for folk art treasures like wooden masks, textiles, typical costumes, silver jewelry, antiques, etc.  After  lunch at the hotel, we travel to Panajachel on the shores of Lake Atitlán. Transfer to the hotel for the next two nights. Dinner at the hotel.

Early in the morning, we go on a private boat ride across the lake to a Mayan village, and tour this charming town. Visit a women’s cooperative founded to preserve the arts of weaving and natural hand-dyeing, and provide its members with additional income to better their families´ quality of life. This is an incomparable experience that you will treasure. Then we go back to Panajachel for a delicious lunch. Free afternoon. Dinner at the hotel.

In the morning, visit another charming, colorful Mayan town on the shores of the lake. Visit weavers in their homes and see them in action. Travel back to Guatemala City, stopping for lunch along the way.  Then, there are two options: (1.) If you are not going to Tikal, transfer to the Hotel Camino Real * or Hyatt Centric Guatemala * for the night.  (2.) If you are going to Tikal, we will take you directly to the airport, to take the afternoon flight to Flores, Petén. Transfer to the hotel for the next two nights. Dinner at the hotel.

There are two options: (1.) The Basic tour ends. Transfer to the airport to take your flight back home.  Or, if you chose Tikal, (2.) in the morning, take a road trip to the ancient Mayan city of Tikal. Visit the ruins and monuments, and stroll along the archaeological site. Return to the hotel after lunch. Free afternoon. Dinner at the hotel.

Option (2.) Tikal – Free morning. After lunch, transfer to the airport to take the flight back to Guatemala City. Transfer to Hotel Camino Real * or Hyatt Centric Guatemala *.

Option (2.) Tikal – The optional tour ends. Transfer to the airport to take your flight back home.

General information

A. price and reservations basic tour:.

US$2,915** per person, two or more per room US$3,415** per person, single room

Included in your Textile BASIC TOUR:

• Once-in-a-lifetime educational experience in Mayan textiles with a focus on art quilting.
• 8 days, 7 nights at 5-star and/or 4-star hotels.
• Meals (7B & 7D per itinerary).
• All hotel taxes.
• Deluxe motor coaches and private boats.
• All hotel baggage handling and meal service tips.
• All entrance fees and excursions (per itinerary).

NOT included:

• Airfare from your hometown to Guatemala.
• Tikal option.
• Travel insurance.
• Airport taxes.
• All lunches.
• Beverages, liquor & tips for these.
• Meals and/or visits not specified in this itinerary.
• Last minute changes or unforeseen circumstances.

B.  Optional Tour to Tikal, Guatemala:

US$699.00** per person, two or more per room US$735.00** per person, single room

Included in your Optional Tour:

• 3 days, 2 nights at 5-star or 4-star hotel.
• Meals (2B & 2D per itinerary).
• Round trip flight ticket Guatemala City - Tikal; and ground transportation in deluxe motor coaches.

C. Deposit Policy:

Since the tour is limited to 20 people, you can reserve your space anytime by filling in the Registration Form and paying a US$250 deposit (non-refundable). Payment must be made in full 100 days prior to tour, as follows. ONLY cashier´s checks and bank transfers are accepted.

• August 1st, for the November Tours;
• November 1st, for the February Tours.

D. Cancellation Policy

We strongly encourage the purchase of Cancellation and Travel Insurance, usually purchased through your travel agent.

The $250 deposit for all cancelled reservations is non-refundable.

If unable to attend however, you may change your reservation to a different tour date (if available), or transfer it to another person.

E. To Reserve your Space

• Fill in the Registration Form online (below).
• Pay US$250 deposit (non-refundable if you cancel your reservation). ONLY cashier´s checks and bank transfers are accepted.

** Itinerary and prices are subject to change without previous notice. ** Check my website for the latest updates.

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Textile Arts Tour of Guatemala

Textile Center’s 2nd International Tour

11 day Textile Arts Tour of Guatemala

Monday, October 29 – Thursday, November 8, 2018

Co-presented by Textile Center and Multicolores – a Guatemalan nonprofit that supports talented and motivated women artisans through craft development, education and cultural exchange.

Guatemala is a country steeped in textile traditions. The Maya people have a rich history of weaving and other crafts handed down through the generations. Travel the Highlands visiting artisans with a focus on textiles. Learn about the Maya culture and the Maya peoples’ lives while visiting their homes and communities.

• Lake Atitlán – visit to San Juan La Laguna, known for both natural “ixcaco” (a natural mauve, sage and brown) cotton and dyeing revived in this community and intricately embroidered textiles with colorful bird motifs commonly worn by the indigenous men and women,
• Weavers in San Antonio Agua Calientes considered the finest in all Guatemala, using complex double sided weaving on simple backstrap looms,
• In Quetzaltenango meet Juan de Dios Rodas Galvez a third generation Ikat (Jaspe) artist, who will speak about and demonstrate a complex and ancient way of resist dyeing yarn prior to weaving
• Visit basket makers working with a fair trade nonprofit, there will be a demonstration of how to make pine needle baskets and talk about their lives,
• In Momostenango meet Demetrio Ramos, a 70 year-old weaver of old style “acordando” blankets, both artists Juan de Dios Rodas Galvez and Demetrio Ramos appear in the book, Traditional Weavers of Guatemala: Their Stories, Their Lives by Deborah Chandler and Teresa Cordon.
• Visit and learn about the rug hooking project at Multicolores’ home in Panajachel, artisans will discuss the impact of rug hooking on their lives and demonstrate the technique.

Other cultural highlights:

• Walking tour through Antiqua (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) to enjoy the best preserved colonial city in the world, featuring the 18th century Baroque Style buildings, afternoon optional tour of a coffee plantation
• Visit to a Day of the Dead Celebration – a mixture of celebration and ceremony and the Maya culture
• Day of the Dead Festival featuring the Sumpango Sacatepéqez Kite Festival, see the colorful hand-made and painted cloth and paper kites, depicting religious and folkloric themes and in the afternoon a visit to a series of villages where Maya culture is prevalent and traditional dress is worn
• Private boat ride across Lake Atitlan, a guided tour of the village of Santiago Atitlan and shopping with a visit to a small museum
• Observe a Maya ceremony honoring the natural world and ancestors
• Stroll around Quetzaltenango’s (second largest city) historic center, followed by a visit to the first Catholic church built in Central America (1524)
• Visit and tour of San Juan Comalapa known for a tradition of primitive folk paintings of village life, ceremonies and legends that began with local artist Andres Curruchich (1891-1969), optional workshop on baskets, textiles or painting.
• Shop at Guatemala’s biggest and best handicraft market of Chichicastenago where K’iche’ Maya artisans sell woven textiles, ceramic pots, wood carvings, masks, jewelry and much more!
• Throughout the tour there will be many opportunities to shop for traditional, authentic crafts in stores, local markets and during demonstrations and directly from the artisans. Guatemala’s extensive range of handicrafts include:
• Textiles from simple woven items to home décor to intricate weavings and blouses “huipiles”; fabric “corte”; wood carvings and painted animal masks, jewelry and jade pieces, beading; paintings in a variety of styles; ceramics and basketry; embroidered pieces.

Tour limited to 14 travelers plus Karl Reichert, Textile Center Executive Director and Tour Leader Jody Slocum of Cultural Cloth, Maiden Rock, WI. The price of the tour is $3,825 plus airfare, based on double occupancy.

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Article: A Textile Travelers Guide To Guatemalan Markets

A Textile Travelers Guide To Guatemalan Markets

Wandering the cobblestoned streets of Antigua, with Volcano Pacaya rumbling and puffing in the distance and brightly colored bougainvilleas spilling over ancient decrepit stone walls, you know you’ve made the right choice in Guatemala for your destination getaway. The vibrant towns and lush countryside are graced with a people so gentle and beautiful, with a culture so different to ours that just watching them go about their daily lives is a pleasure. Add to all this the plethora of brightly colored textiles, wooden masks, beaded everything   and moss green jade stones gracing the doorways of so many shops, and you know you’ve just landed in shopping paradise. As much as Guatemala has to offer the intrepid tourist, this blog is a tribute to their world famous textile artistry... which also happens to be my favorite thing in the world.   This blog is purely a ‘How To’ textile market shopping guide.

Hikers and church architecture admirers best head to the next blog... nothing here for you to see. Ok textile obsessors... here we go!

ANTIGUA / NIM P'OT Your first stop on your textile tour is Nim P’ot in Antigua. It’s super easy to find, on 5th Avenida and very near the famous yellow Santa Catalina arch. It’s a cooperative for Guatemalan artisans, and they have a huge assortment of pottery, masks, wood ornaments and textiles... sooo many delicious textiles.

This shop has been fabulously arranged so that all the huipiles, cortes and fajas are labeled by their region. And the walls are covered in labelled huipiles and cortes.

It’s super important to spend plenty of time here taking photos and making notes of the textiles that appeal to you... because once you’ve compiled your list the easiest way of finding what you like when you venture further afield is to request market vendors to show you textiles by the name of the region they are from... in the colors you want.

Nim P’ot is your Ground Work!

Make sure to browse the shelves along the left hand wall, they have some real treasures in there and again they are grouped and named.

Many of the regions often have preferred colors. For example Santa Catarina specialize in beautiful blues, greens and purples. Chichi is very very bright with a lot of reds and purples, Colotenengo is mostly dark red and white with pops of color. The list goes on. Feel free to contact me with any questions about colors/designs.

Another way to find your preferred designs is to have a look through my pillow shop . All my product descriptions will tell you the regions. You can type the region you like into my search field and click 'view all' and you will see a selection of textiles from that region. Again I only have a sampling of the fabulous selection this country has to offer.

ANTIGUA ARTISAN MARKETS Once you have enough photos and regional names to match, your next stop should be the Artisan Markets. It’s easiest to find by jumping in a Tuk Tuk and asking to go to the ‘Mercado de Artisanias’. The Tuk Tuk will drop you at the entrance to the main markets.

There is brick wall to the left and you will see a sign saying Mercado de Artisanias. Walk past that sign and go in the second entrance 30 meters along. Most of the stalls have pre-made bags, shoes, purses etc from the original textiles. But there are 2 stalls side by side that sell only the original textiles. These are the two stall you want to focus on and they are just in from the second entrance to this market. We are talking floor to ceiling high piles of textiles. And this is where your research will now come in handy.

You simply ask for the regions you like in the colors you want and the vendors will start pulling them out and showing you. Happy shopping.

LAKE ATITLAN AND THE SECRET PANAJACHEL TEXTILE MARKET The not to be missed Lake Atitlan is a 3-4 hour uncomfortable shuttle bus ride away. I highly recommend NOT using the quaint and colorful chicken buses unless you’re under 25, have experienced hardship in your life and have a cavalier attitude to your own safety. For anyone else this kind of travel is grueling and dangerous. Stick to the tourist shuttles.

A short run down of the villages on the lake.

Panajachel  Large, busy (hectic even) hot and dusty. It has fabulous shopping along the main tourist street - Santander. And loads of NGO’s, entrepreneurs, and people doing good work. 

San Pedro Busy (but not as busy as Panajachel) a sprinkling of expats, loads of bars and restaurants and cheap hostels. A draw card for schoolies week with cheap cocktails and drugs.

Santiago Large, touristy. Lots of markets stalls near the lake, great cafes and shops.

San Juan la Laguna The town has reinvented itself   via a great number of women’s weaving co-ops. Now the most prosperous and safe town at the lake, due to the womens weaving industry. Fabulous textile shopping and a good way to support the locals directly.

San Marcos Tiny pretty village hidden under a jungle, full of new age activities and new age seekers. Yoga, ecstatic dance, tantra, cacao everything. Plenty of restaurants all within walking distance. Most places only accessible along narrow cobblestone or dirt pathways.

From the lake is where you’ll explore 2 excellent textile markets.

The first one is at the Bombero in Panajachel every Tuesday and Friday morning. This is the ‘secret market’ unknown to the average, un-researched tourist - not you though.

From the public dock, walk directly up to the T junction, turn right and the market is about 50 meters along on your left.

Again solely second hand tipico textiles and clothing. There are 4 large stalls and 6 small stalls. It’s a tiny market that packs a powerful punch in terms of value and variety. Here again you would do well to ask the vendors to show you specific regional designs while you browse the piles of neatly folded, crazy level colorful textiles.

Some days are quiet and others are super busy, with textiles thrown everywhere, people falling over each other and random girls eyeing off your bunch of textiles hoping you’ll abandon them (I may very well be one of those girls). A lot of exporters source their textiles specifically from this market.

CHICHICASTENANGO TEXTILE MARKETS The second fabulous textile market accessible from Lake Atitlan. This is on every Thursday and Sunday. You can book your shuttle at any travel agent on the lake. Shuttles leave from San Pedro or Panajachel and it’s a 1.5 hour trip. Leaves at 8am (or sometime after, because, well, this IS Guatemala)  and you arrive around 9.30 at the bus depot behind Hotel Santa Tomas where you would be wise to fuel up on coffee and breakfast (insist they put a table outside on the garden veranda, the inside of the restaurant is grim) before heading across the road and losing yourself in the craziest market of them all.

There really is no way to describe how to get around the maze that is this market. It crisscrosses between a couple of churches, has stalls for every type of tourist (not just textile addicts) and you’re going to have to just take a deep breath and dive into the chaos. This market really does specialize in certain textiles that are harder to get in the other markets. They also have a fabulous way of turning huipiles into table runners and tablecloths with the center neckline becoming a decorative piece. This is a not to be missed market for all its craziness. The quality of the textiles here is just fabulous.

The chances of overwhelm are high, and your chance of getting lost - guaranteed. Just remember your bus leaves at 2pm and unless you’re a homing pigeon you will need to ask people to point you in the direction of Hotel Santa Tomas.

One last thing to note:  When bargaining with the vendors (bargaining is part of the culture), just remember this is NOT a sport to them... this is literally their livelihood. And many of them live on the breadline.

So considering the incredible quality and artistry of these textiles... please don’t go too hard on them. Honestly $50 (385q) for a one off, hand woven and embroidered table runner is a TOTAL bargain. You will undoubtedly pay $200 or more for the same item in a shop in the states.

And remember, if the energy of the vendor is one of happiness and contentment at the sale... that energy definitely goes into your product. 

We all talk of giving back, let’s start acting on our talk and be generous to these hard working people when buying our textiles.

If you have any questions about the textile markets please feel free to email me from  here , or message me on my Instagram  page.

Until next time, Willow xx

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Guatemala Community Tourism Textile Tour in La Antigua Guatemala

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• Westin Camino Real, 14 Calle 0-20, Cdad. de Guatemala 01010, Guatemala
• Not wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for travelers with back problems
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
• Most travelers can participate
• This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Sample Itinerary: Guatemala Maya Textiles Tour

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Day 1: You will be met by a representative upon your arrival to Guatemala City and transferred to Antigua. (1hr) – Overnight in Antigua

Day 2: Day at leisure to explore the town of Antigua.

Day 3: Ixchel Museum and Azotea Coffee Farm & Maya Museums (BL) You will be picked up from your hotel for the transfer to Ixchel Textile Museum in Guatemala City. Here you will learn about the history of textiles and the ongoing work of the museum to preserve this ancient craft. Lunch will be in a restaurant in Guatemala City. After lunch you will be transferred back to the fabulous Azotea Coffee Farm & Maya Traditions Museums covering traditional music, costume & traditions. – Overnight in Antigua

Day 4: Tansfer to Lake Atitlan and visit Textile Cooperation (B) Today you will be met at their hotel and will be transferred to Lake Atitlan. On the way you will stop in Solola to visit a women’s textile cooperation. Here you will be showed the different weaving techniques etc. of the area. After the visit you will transfer on to your hotel at Lake Atitlan. The afternoon will be free to relax.- Overnight in Lake Atitlan

Day 5: Chichi Market (B,L) Today you will transfer approx. 1hr to the famous market at Chichi. Time for shopping in this fabulous craft market and an opportunity to see Maya rituals being performed in the Catholic Church. You will enjoy lunch in Chichicastenango before you will be transferred back to you hotel. – Overnight in Lake Atitlan

Day 6: Lake Tour (San Juan, Santiago) (B,L) This morning you will take a scenic boat ride across Lake Atitlan (30min) to the village of San Juan La Laguna where they will visit the women’s textile cooperative to see hand weaving and natural dye process. You will have lunch in a local restaurant. You can visit the studios / homes of the celebrated naif painters. From here continue to the village of Santiago where you will visit another textile cooperation. After the tour you will be transferred back to Antigua – Overnight in Antigua

Day 7: Transfer Out You will be met at your hotel by you driver and transferred to the international airport for your departure flight home.

(B) Breakfast, (L) Lunch, (D) Dinner

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Guatemala Textile Study Tour 2025: Cloth and Culture

Registration is now open. A $750 non-refundable deposit will reserve your space. We offered this tour first to those who expressed interest a couple of months ago, and we have filled seven out of fourteen spaces. We hope that if you want to go to Guatemala with us in February 2025, you won’t hesitate to tell us and send your deposit as soon as possible!

Guatemala Textile Study Tour: Cloth and Culture will be held February 6-15, 2025, nine nights and ten days. Join Olga Reiche, Eric Chavez Santiago, and Norma Schafer to explore Maya hand weaving, natural dyeing techniques, markets, and remote artisan villages where women work on back strap looms.

We begin first in Antigua, Guatemala’s colonial city where the Spanish conquest left its mark on art, architecture, food and culture. Antigua, founded in 1524, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . After settling into our hotel, we meet Olga, visit her Indigo studio where she dyes threads with natural plants that she provides to weavers with whom she works in the Coban region where they make fine gauze textiles using the pikbil technique. Later in the tour we will visit this region, off the beaten path where few venture.

We also visit master weaver Lidia Lopez, who Norma met at the Santa Fe Folk Art Market this year. Lidia also attended and exhibited at the 2023 WARP annual conference. Her rendition of flower gardens in her weaving is nothing short of extraordinary.

Of course, we travel to Panajachel, take a boat launch across Lake Atitlan , and visit weaving cooperatives there with whom Olga has relationships. Before going to Lake Atitlan, we spend time at the famed Chichicastenango market. I was there in the mid-2000’s and was amazed by the indigenous Maya culture, mysticism practiced in the church — a testimony to syncretism that blends ancient beliefs with Catholicism, and one of the most vibrant outdoor marketplaces in Latin America. The abundance of textiles is beyond belief! As we meander, we will have expert guidance on textile iconography, region, quality, and rarity.

From Chichi, we travel to Coban to meet Amalia Gue , who many collectors know as being one of the greatest weavers of fine gauze cloth. Amalia has exhibited at the Santa Fe Folk Art Market, the Museo Textil de Oaxaca, and we have invited her to Oaxaca Cultural Navigator expoventas at our Taller Teñido a Mano dye studio and weaving workshop in Teotitlan del Valle. In addition, we spend several days in this area to discover other talented artisanbs who also work in the same pikbil gauze weaving technique.

We make our way back to Antigua via Lake Atitlan and Panajachel to explore villages accessible only by boat, where women are also weaving huipiles and blusas using naturally dyed threads.

Preliminary Itinerary: February 6 – 15, 2025, 9 nights, 10 days

Day 1, Thursday, February 6: Arrive to Guatemala City, travel to Antigua before 4 p.m. by airport shuttle (at your own expense) to avoid traffic. Check in to our group hotel. Dinner included. 

Day 2, Friday, February 7: Drive to San Antonio Aguas Calientes to visit the town and Lidia Lopez home with a textile weaving demonstration. Then, we visit Olga Reiche´s Studio at San Juan Del Obispo, with natural dye demonstration and discussion about natural dyes. Lunch at La Cascade Marc in San Juan Del Obispo. The afternoon is free to explore Antigua. Breakfast and lunch included. Dinner on your own.

Day 3, Saturday, February 8: Antigua morning tour, with visits to places of interest. Breakfast included. Lunch and dinner on your own.

Day 4, Sunday, February 9: Early departure to Chichicastenango Market – Visit the market and have an early brunch at Hotel Mayan Inn. We then depart to nearby Santa Cruz del Quiche to visit artisans and then go on to Coban, Alta Verapaz. Our travel time is approximately 3-1/2 hours by luxury van. Arrive at Coban Alta Verapaz in mid-afternoon. Dinner at Restaurant Casa Acuña. Breakfast and dinner included.

Day 5, Monday, February 10: After breakfast, drive to Samac to visit famed pikbil weaver Amalia Gue who participates in the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market. We will invite other nearby weaving groups of Coban to an expoventa at our hotel. Dinner at X’Kape Coban with a local food. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Day 6, Tuesday, February 11: One more day in Coban to visit other weaving groups or return to Amalia’s or visit and tour orchid farm. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Day 7, Wednesday, February 12:  After Breakfast, visit Coban’s market and depart mid-morning. Travel to Panajachel, Lake Atitlan. Afternoon free to wonder around the shops on Santander Street. Breakfast included. Lunch and Dinner on your own.

Day 8, Thursday, February 13: Visit De Colores Studio in Panajachel, with an explanation of the work they do. Cross the lake on a private boat to Santiago Village and visit Cojolya Cooperative of weavers. Continue to travel by boat to San Juan La Laguna to visit artisans that practice natural dyes, with demonstrations. Return to Panajachel. Breakfast and lunch included. Dinner on your own.

Day 9, February 14: Return to Antigua, free afternoon to visit museums and galleries. Grand finale dinner. Overnight in Antigua.

Day 10, February 15: Departure to Guatemala City airport. Please schedule flights to depart after 11 a.m.  It will take 1-1/2 hours to get there, and you need to be there two hours ahead to check in to international flights.

On your own options are to arrive a day or two earlier or stay a day or two later to visit Guatemala City. The Archeological Museum there has an extensive textile collection, and next door is a vast Craft Market which has a nice selection of artisan made craft from different regions of Guatemala.

Price $4,395 shared room. $5,195 single room. Deposit to reserve $750 (non-refundable). Please complete this  Registration Form  and return to Norma Schafer at  [email protected]  to participate. Please read Registration Policies and Procedures . Thank you.

Space is limited to 14 travelers.

About the Tour Leaders

Olga Reiche is a Guatemala textile artisan, dye master, and social justice advocate who has worked with local artisans and indigenous groups for over 30 years to train them to use natural dyes. Her concern for environmental and artisan sustainability is a driving force in her work around Lake Atitlan and in the northern Coban region of Guatemala.

She has been an invited participant at the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market for many years, teaches natural dyeing and weaving, has written numerous articles about natural dyes and sustainability, indigenous culture, and continuity.

She mentors weavers, developing new designs and products, teaching them how to manage a business, and how to competitively market products in the international arena.

Olga heads the sustainable eco-fashion brand Indigo that works with craftspeople from different regions to create clothing from recycled and reused materials. The name of her brand is inspired by the rich blue pigment which comes from the native Guatemalan indigo plant.

Olga is the lead designer and produces naturally-dyed threads that are used by a team of weavers with whom she collaborates—mostly women working out of their homes. They make pieces according to Olga’s instructions, weaving almost exclusively on backstrap looms, incorporating patterns and symbols inspired by their shared Mayan heritage. Once the pieces are fabricated, they are returned to Olga for assembly into comfortable and luxurious handmade garments that have been featured in Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue Mexico. 

Eric Chavez Santiago is a fourth-generation weaver and natural dyer from Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. He is fluent in Spanish and English, and is managing partner of Oaxaca Cultural Navigator. He joined OCN in 2021. Eric was founding director of education at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca, where he organized artisan-led programs for eight years. After that, he was asked by the Alfred Harp Helu Foundation to open and direct the Oaxaca folk art gallery Andares del Arte Popular, which he did for six years. Eric is knowledgeable about all aspects of weaving and naturally dyeing, having developed over 100 different shades of cochineal before the age of 21, and is deeply embedded in the folk art and craft culture of Mexico.

Norma Schafer founded Oaxaca Cultural Navigator LLC in 2007, and has been offering educational programs, workshops and tours since then. She served for thirty years in university leadership roles, and has a keen personal interest in artisan economic development, all things textiles and folk art.

. Reservations and Cancellations .  A $750 non-refundable deposit (first payment) is required to guarantee your place. The balance is due in two equal payments. The second payment of 50% of the balance is due on or before August 1, 2024. The third payment, 50% balance, is due on or before November 1, 2024. We accept payment using Zelle cash transfer or a credit card with Square. For a Zelle transfer, there is no service fee.  We add a 3.5% service fee to use Square. We will send you a request for funds to make your reservation deposit when you tell us you are ready to register . Please tell us how your account is registered (email or phone number).

After November 1, 2024, there are no refunds. If you cancel on or before November 1, 2024, we will refund 50% of your deposit received to date (less the $750 non-refundable deposit). After that, there are no refunds UNLESS we cancel for any reason. If we cancel, you will receive a full 100% refund.

Required–Travel Health/Accident Insurance : We require that you carry international accident/health insurance that includes $50,000+ of emergency medical evacuation insurance. Check out Forbes Magazine for best travel insurance options.  https://www.forbes.com/advisor/travel-insurance/best-travel-insurance/

Proof of insurance must be received at least 45 days before the tour start date.

About COVID . Covid is still with us and new variants continue to arise. As of this writing (December 2023), we request proof of latest COVID-19 vaccination and all boosters to be sent to us 30 days before departure. We suggest that you test two days before traveling to the tour. Please bring Covid test kits with you in the event you feel sick during the tour. Face masks are strongly suggested for airport and air travel, van travel, densely populated market visits, and artisan visits that are held indoors. We ask this to keep all travelers safe, and to protect indigenous populations who are at higher risk.

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March 12-17: Deep Into the Mixteca Alta: Oaxaca Textile + Folk Art Study Tour 2025 . This is cultural immersion at its best! Following the Dominican Route, we visit potteries, churches, Triqui weavers working in natural dyes, a cooperative in Tijaltepec that makes smocked blouses, the expansive Tlaxiaco Saturday Tianguis. Experience another side of Oaxaca.

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Visit guatemala, natural dyes, spinning, weaving, & cooking, 10 days of textiles, culture, food, and community in guatemala hosted by:, fiber circle studio + kakaw designs, we're currently working on our next trip dates..

There may be changes to the new trip. The below itinerary is based on our past trips.

Join us February 2024 for a small-group textile adventure in Antigua and Lake Atitlán, Guatemala! Enjoy a unique textile and culture-filled itinerary designed for all levels of fiber artists and enthusiasts that generates sustainable income for our partner artisan groups and communities.

No prior textile experience is needed for this trip! We have designed an itinerary that is approachable and appealing for a wide experience range of fiber folks! 

Deposit: $300

Minimum participants 8 pax / Maximum 14 pax

$3150 for single-room occupancy

$2900 for double-room occupancy

• All lodging (4 nights at Lake Atitlán, and 6 nights in Antigua)
• All workshops & materials
• All meals (except for two "free time" meals)
• In-country transport
• Local and bilingual community guides. ( The trip will be led by 2 group leaders from Kakaw and co-hosted by Alisha of Fiber Circle Studio.)

We’ll learn the art of backstrap weaving, get our hands in natural dye vats, learn how to spin local cotton with a “malacate” drop spindle, visit a cochineal farm, go to the main markets and much more, while enjoying delicious restaurants and home-cooked meals. There will also be some down time for exploring on your own (we'll provide a list of recommended places in your welcome packet!)

We will reach out after registration with more information regrarding flight recommendations, provide a detailed itineray and collect any pertinant participant information including food allergies. 

Airfare is not inlcuded, however we will reach out several months prior to the trip to suggest flights and coordinate anyone who wants to travel together. We recommend flying out of SFO (if you're in the Bay Area) and into Guatemala City. We will handle ALL transportation once you are in Guatemala. 

This trip is an all inclusive trip! We invite folks from all backgrounds, nationalities, sexualities, and genders. We welcome partners as non workshop participants, and participating children over the age of 8 at a discounted rate. We believe in supporting a unified connection while spreading knowledge, passion and inspiration in an effort to preserve and carry on traditions for many more generations!

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Another of our participants, Kennerly Clay (pictured here w Lidia) wrote a story about her experience with us - click here if you'd like to read it. BACKSTRAPPED

I am currently trying to upload a DVD of pictures done by another mother daughter pair, Miriam and Sue Grodberg, who took the weaving lessons in 2014. This link is via Miriam's dropbox account, so I'm not sure if you need your own dropbox account, so we'll see if it works... SUE AND MIM LEARN TO WEAVE

Participants taking backstrap weaving may stay with our participants from other workshops - if we have another workshop scheduled for the time you'd like to weave. Then the lessons are part of the larger group experience - you have other like minded folks to stay with, eat with, learn from and join them on all the additional field trips. In that case, transportation to the village, the backstrap loom, threads and additional helpful teaching materials are all included.

All of our instructors live in a small village called San Antonia Aguas Caliente or its neighbor Santa Catarina Barahona. Both are well known for their excellent textiles and beautiful huipils and are located just 20 minutes outside Antigua. Our instructors include Elda Lidia Tarton de Santos and along with her sisters Vilma Carmelina, Odilia and daughters Isrealita, Sindy and Jacqueline.

WEAVING, TEXTILES AND CRAFT TOUR ** IKAT IN THE XELA AREA - Every weaver is familiar with the quality and rich variety of Guatemalan textiles. Join us and travel to villages in the highlands of Guatemala, each noted for its distinctive 'huipil' and weaving style. There will be opportunities to weave, but the focus of this workshop is learning, traveling and observing.

We'll spend a couple of days in lovely and familiar Antigua, but then we'll head to CHICHICASTENANGO, where you'll experience the largest textile market in the world, and then we'll head to more fascinating and remote locations where we'll visit small cooperatives, giving our participants a more intimate look at weaving and its impact on local women's daily lives.

Then we'll continue north to Quetzaltenango (Xela), visiting local cooperatives and ikat weavers and tyers in nearby Salcaja, and then journey to Totonicapan, Nahuala, maybe Zunil, traveling through the beautiful Almolonga valley in the heart of the Mayan highlands.

We can't skip LAKE ATITLAN, even though we've been there before. It is incredibly beautiful and there are plenty more lake villages to explore. What an adventure !!

**This tour is open to all appreciators of textiles, crafts and learning about other cultures, with an adventuresome spirit.

THREADS OF CULTURE: SOUTHWESTERN WEAVING TRADITIONS Join anthropologist Laurie Webster for a tour focusing on the Navajo, Pueblo, and Rio Grande Hispanic weaving traditions. We'll travel throughout the Navajo, Hopi reservations as Laurie introduces you to weavers, traders, and gallery owners in New Mexico and Arizona. You'll explore out-of-the-way trading posts, visit weaving cooperatives and the world famous Hubbell rug auction, and see more Southwestern weavings than you ever knew existed! And to keep it fun, we've added a jeep tour of the Canyon de Chelly, a visit with a spiritual guide and the home of another past participant who lived on the Navajo reservation for many years.

WEAVING, TEXTILES AND CRAFT TOUR ** EXPLORING THE QUICHE MAYA HIGHLANDS Travel with us to the IXIL TRIANGLE, so named because of the three villages - SANTA MARIA NEBAJ, SAN JUAN COTZAL AND CHAJUL SAN GASPAR - surrounded by the Cuchumatanes mountains, located in the heart of the Quiche Mayan highlands. It is an area that was isolated for many years (bad roads!! when I first took a photography workshop in 1996 it took us 2 days driving to get there. Now we arrive in 5 hours) It is an area that was particularly hard hit during the 30 year civil war.

We base out of the beautiful old colonial capital of ANTIGUA, with field trips, lectures by local experts, and demonstrations - along with a typical meal with a local family in a nearby village. We also go into Guatemala City for a behind the scenes special tour of Museo Ixchel, Guatemala's ethnic costume museum, as well as some magnificent fabric stores. We also spend time in the western highlands -- the heart of the Mayan indigenous world - and home to spectacularly gorgeous Lake Atitlan. We spend time in Santiago Atitlan and other lake villages, visiting weaver's cooperatives and learning about some of their inspiring community development projects. This tour is appropriate for appreciators of fine fabrics - as well as those who make them.

NATURAL DYE FOR COTTON AND HARD FIBERS - Ever thought that the old traditional methods of dying fibers had been lost - along with so many other ancient arts?? Nowadays, Guatemalan indigenous weavers buy their factory-made threads at local markets. But you can learn how the Mayans dyed locally grown cotton centuries ago during this unique and exciting hands-on workshop.

You will begin by gathering and learning about local plants, flowers and roots that provide various kinds of colors of dyes. You'll work with the Cochineal (cocus-cacti) which is an insect. Instructor Olga Reiche will demonstrate how to work with three types of dyes: tanine, vat dyes and dyes with mordent. Students will complete a sampler of all the various dyes and fibers they've worked with. Bring rubber gloves or be prepared for an interesting pair of hands at the end of each day!!!

Cultural and Textile Half-Day Tour

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During this tour, you’ll visit carpenters in Ciudad Vieja, weavers in San Antonio Aguas Calientes, and farmers at an experimental macademia nut plantation. It’s a great way to experience some of Guatemala’s best culture.

This tour visits Ciudad Vieja, which was the first capital of Guatemala. These days Ciudad Vieja is known for its carpenters who make all kinds of goods, including furniture, religious carvings, and funeral caskets. You’ll see their woodwork and possibly see some carpenters at work.

Your tour will visit the Valhalla Experimental Station, which works with indigenous Mayans to harvest macademia nuts as an alternative to slash and burn agriculture. The organization promotes self-sustaining agriculture and works to educate the public about the environment and global warming. While here, you’ll sample macademia nuts and chocolates, and learn how macadamia trees are cultivated and harvested.

In the town of San Antonio Aguas Calientes, you’ll see some of the best textiles in Guatemala. This town is known for its weavings and handicrafts, including reed mats and dolls, wooden masks, and kites. Most of the textiles are made by Kaqchikel Mayans, especially women, who pass the looming technique from mother to daughter. While in San Antonio Aguas Calientes you’ll also visit the Museo del Traje Indígena, which displays the costumes of various Guatemalan ethnic communities.

The tour ends at the Jade Museum, where you’ll learn about the importance of jade to the Mayan culture. Jade was obtained from the Motagua River in Guatemala and often used in artwork and religious pieces. You’ll watch how jade is cut and learn about the importance of earthquakes in obtaining this stone.

What to Bring

Sunscreen, camera, comfortable shoes, and money for handicrafts (or tip).

What's included

Bilingual guide and transportations.

Transportation

Many of our tours and activities offer transportation pick up & drop off options from several locations and destinations. Options vary by tour, see “BOOKING REQUEST” for full details.

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My tour guide was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, accommodating and very willing to answer my questions. The tour was very enjoyable and packed with information. I appreciate the company addressing a special request. I felt safe going on the tour on my own.

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Experience the colorful Chichicastenango market on this one-day tour. The market is a good place to experience Guatemalan culture and shop for handicrafts and souvenirs.

This tour brings travelers to the Postclassic Mayan site of Iximché. Iximché was once a Kaqchikel capital and today it’s still used in many Mayan ceremonies.

Acatenango is a twin-peaked stratovolcano. The volcano erupted between 1924 and 1927 and again in 1972. Volcanic ash from these explosions traveled as far as 15 miles away. Larger eruptions also occurred some 2,000 and 5,000 years ago.

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Discover the current and ancient culture of the Maya as told through their textiles on a 10-day tour organized by Bella Guatemala Travel . The itinerary includes exploring the UNESCO city of Antigua , hiking through Tikal National Park , participating in hands-on textile workshops, visiting female weavers and artisans in the remote Maya highlands, and cruising across Lake Atitlán to observe weaving collectives. Group size limited to 16.

Dates: May 3-12, Aug. 15-24, Nov. 7-16

Price: From $3,195 per person, double occupancy; $500 single supplement. Includes accommodations, all meals, internal flights and transportation, entrance fees and guides. International airfare not included.

Info: (818) 669-8435, bellaguatemalatravel.com

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Antigua Textile Tour

In the morning, you take a guided tour around Antigua , with the focus on learning about the complex Guatemalan and Mayan textiles and folk art. The tour will lead you to markets, museums and specialised shops so that you can hear about the history and techniques surrounding the textiles and folk art as well as the differences in colour, styles and symbolism from each region of Guatemala.

In the afternoon, your vehicle will meet you to take you out of the city to the surrounding villages of San Antonio Aguas Calientes and Santa Maria, where you will meet local families and weavers to learn about the textiles and traditions of their villages.

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Other experiences in Antigua

These activities are designed to give you the most authentic experiences around where you're staying. We work with local guides, who use their knowledge and often a resident's eye to show you the main sights and more out-of-the-way attractions. Our specialists can suggest tours and activities that will introduce you to the local ways of life.

Acatenango Volcano Hike

Trek through open fields, farmland and Pacific cloudforest with spectacular views over the Antigua valley area.

Antigua City Tour

Stroll through the beautiful cobbled streets of Antigua and visit the city's highlights, including the Church of St. Francis, the Central Plaza, the San José Cathedral and the Church of La Mercedes.

Antigua Valley Mountain Biking

This is a great way to explore Guatemala and see how the local people live. You visit tranquil villages and churches, coffee plantations and come into contact with the local Mayans.

Chicken bus, carpentry and local school excursion

This morning you will be met at your hotel by a local NGO representative and driven by local 'Chicken' bus to Ciudad Vieja.

Comalapa Market & Paintings Tour

Travel through the stunning scenery of the highlands passing local communities farming their land using traditional methods, for about an hour, before reaching San Juan Comalapa.

Pacaya Volcano Hike

Hike up the smouldering cone of the active Pacaya volcano to see small eruptions and glowing hot lava flows, all framed by magnificent views of the surrounding landscape and imposing, distant peaks of neighbouring volcanoes.

Responsible Travel Coffee Tour

Visit coffee farmers in the lush plantations surrounding Antigua and see how the families pick, pulp, ferment and roast the fresh beans to produce some of the finest coffee in Guatemala. Your visit will also help support a local charity working to improve the lives and pay of the farming families.

Street food tour of Antigua

This is the perfect tour for any foodies with a flair for local flavour and an adventurous attitude toward cuisine!

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You can enjoy this activity as part of the suggested tours below, or we can weave it into a trip shaped entirely around you.

Guatemala & Belize uncovered

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Grand tour of Guatemala

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Classic Guatemala tour

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Textile Workshops Guatemala

Textile workshops , you will find hundreds of websites offering Guatemala Textiles , the Mayan Weaving , Culture, and Textile Tourism in Guatemala .

For tourists traveling to Guatemala the experience of learning the art of Mayan Textile production in a one-day workshop with Mayan Weavers offers great appeal experiencing Textile Workshops.

Textile Workshops offered by Ethical Fashion Guatemala

Guests have the opportunity to spend a day one on one with a weaver in her home. After a day of weaving most quests, leave with a scarf or shawl made with your own hands, yes the weavers offered help and training.

For those serious about learning the entire Textile production process, we suggest a two-day Textile Workshops. Day 1 is working with the cotton, learning how to spin the cotton, dying, and preparing the cotton for weaving.

Day 2 is weaving techniques, patterns, and the mixture of color threads into a finished product. You may also purchase Yarns and a Back Strap Loom to take home to continue your education as a Mayan Weaver.

We have worked with Mayan Weavers for the last nine years and are supported by Ethical Fashion Guatemala , EFG is not an NGO and does not accept donations. Ethical Fashion Guatemala provides the means for Guatemalan Artisans including Weavers access to Global Markets for the products produced.

Textile workshops provide those interested in an Authentic Experience the rare opportunity, in a private setting the chance to engage in cultural exchange and to learn about Weaving and Textile technique passed down from Mayan family members over hundreds of years.

Maya textiles are the clothing and other textile arts of the Maya peoples , indigenous peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico , Guatemala , Honduras , El Salvador , and Belize . Women have traditionally created textiles in Maya society , and textiles were a significant form of ancient Maya art and religious beliefs . They were considered a prestige good that would distinguish the commoners from the elite. According to Brumfiel, some of the earliest weaving found in Mesoamerica can date back to around 1000-800 B.C.E

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Textiles of Guatemala Offer Meaning and Symbolism of Traditions

The textiles of Guatemala are for sale and on display at Nim Po't , home of the world's largest retail Mayan textile collection. Manager Marco Cobar runs the consignment store in Antigua, Guatemala, which sells hand-made, second-hand clothing articles made by Mayan weavers from across Guatemala. The immense store also provides a retail museum showcase for hundreds of indigenous artisans—the walls of the warehouse feature exhibits of traditional clothing organized by region, which documents the evolution of Mayan Guatemala textiles.

Antigua is a city in the Central Highlands of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Spanish Baroque architecture as well as a number of spectacular ruins of colonial churches. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Nim P’ot Maya textile store is located on the small city’s Fifth Avenue, near the Santa Catalina Arch, one of the distinguishable landmarks in Antigua. Built-in the 17th century, the arch originally connected the Santa Catalina convent to a school, allowing the cloistered nuns to pass from one building to the other without going out on the street. Beyond the arch, the imposing Volcán de Agua or “Volcano of Water” towers more than 12,356 feet high.

Marco gave me a tour of Nim Po’t’s Guatemalan textile displays and a tutorial on the history of traje, or traditional clothing, which has represented a form of artistic expression and cultural identity for the Mayan people for centuries. In Guatemala, the Spanish colonial pattern of keeping the indigenous population separate continued well into the 20th century. This deplorable segregation had one positive result–many traditions were retained by the Maya, including the daily use of costumes that reflect the wearer’s local identity. Marco also offered insight into Guatemala’s history and the oppression the Maya faced during the country’s 36-year civil war, which ended in 1996.

Supporting the Artisans of Guatemala

Meg : Tell me about Nim Po’t and Mayan Guatemalan textiles.

Marco : Nim Po’t means “big blouse” in the Mayan language and refers to a ceremonial piece of clothing that women wear on special occasions such as weddings and other ceremonies.

All our Mayan Guatemalan textiles are second-hand. We really support so many people in Guatemala who come from all over the country and bring their handicraft work to us. The whole idea is to help women to sell their art, because everything you see here is hand-made. It’s the way they express themselves. All the textiles of Guatemala have meaning.

We’ve been around for 20 years. I’ve been doing this for 15 years. It’s one of the things that I enjoy doing, and I know so many people and so many people out in the villages know me. It’s been a good relationship.

Meg : How many different villages are represented here?

Marco : It’s difficult to say how many but a lot of them, more than 75. We have everything separated by regions. The U.S. is made up of states, we call them departments. In one department, there could be 20 or 30 villages. They each have different weaving styles and also maybe in one department there might be three or four languages spoken.

Huipiles and Cortes

Meg : What are the blouses called?

Marco : We call them huipiles. The huipil (wee-peel´) is a tunic or blouse-like garment that is frequently depicted on ancient Maya sculptures, figurines, and paintings. The greatest skill of the weaver is lavished on the huipil and it is by far the most ethnographically important and easily recognizable element of village specific apparel.

A woman may spend months weaving a single huipil using complex techniques and designs. Through the choices of design, material and finishing technique, information can be read about the weaver’s birth-place, religious background, social position, weaving skill, and personality. Indigenous women can read the complex encoded messages in each other’s huipiles at a glance.

The skirts are called cortes. Women, usually they use up to six yards of material to wrap around.The morga is a type of corte woven of a heavy denim-like indigo blue or black material, frequently incorporating thin white or light blue stripes, which often identify the village of origin. Hemlines also vary according to local custom, from ankle length (e.g. the village of Almolonga) to knee length (e.g. the town of Chichicastenango).

The huipile is made in the back strap loom, and the cortes is made in the foot loom. There’s only one village in Guatemala where they still make the skirt on the back strap loom, because all of them are made in the foot loom.

Getting to Know the Textiles of Guatemala

A Mayan Guatemalan textile piece we call a tzute is square or rectangular utility cloth that can be used for many purposes, for example, as a basket cover or baby carrier. Men and women put them on their head and their shoulders and usually when they go to the market they put their vegetables in there. They fold it and put it right on top of their head, using it as a basket.

Usually, large carrying cloths are called cargadores. They can be used to carry bundles of goods on the head or babies on the back. A tzute diario, or daily use carrying cloth for small purchases and personal possessions is not unlike a purse, an indispensable utilitarian article for the majority of women. Tzutes, when not being used for carrying, can be worn over the shoulder or folded on the head depending on village tradition. Toallas (towels), servilletas (napkins), chivos or tortilleras (tortilla covers) are all examples of tzutes.

Although cloths of varying purposes are called tzutes, variations in design often indicate the function of a given cloth. The elegant white tzute with large brocaded birds typical of Concepción Chiquirichapa is used as a basket cover or wrapping cloth, while a larger dark blue tzute serves as a shawl or sunshade when worn folded on the head. In San Antonio Aguas Calientes, a two panel, richly brocaded tzute is sometimes made by the bride to give to the groom’s mother.

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Patterns of Mayan Textiles Reveal Identity, History & Traditions

Meg : I understand each village has their own distinctive pattern?

Marco : Exactly. It’s been like that for years. With any element of traditional traje, every aspect of design gives subtle clues as to the piece’s use, provenance and economic resources of the owner. Now the younger ones want to do something different so sometimes you see a blouse that has a little bit more detail on it. Young people always want to do something different but they’re still attached to their village’s style.

Most of the textiles you see around here, they come from the highlands. We have everything separated by departments. Quiche is one of the departments up in the highlands.

Long Lasting Effects of the Civil War in Quiche

Meg : I understand the department of Quiche was severely affected by the civil war.

Marco : It suffered more than anywhere else. Especially Chajul, which was devastated by the war. Women and children, men were killed. The army put everybody inside the church and when they were coming out they were getting killed.

What happened, and is still happening, people in the villages in Quiche don’t make that much money. Some people make $3 a day. That’s not enough to support their family. It was even worse back then. Many people that didn’t know how to write and read. Now it’s getting better. But still, it’s hard for them.

Meg : What were they fighting for in particular?

Marco : Land. Years ago there was just two or three people who owned all the land. Too many small groups had too much, and so many people just needed a place where they can plant their corn and vegetables.

Back then it was really hard because you never knew who you could talk to, because you got in between the guerrillas and the army. At that time I was going to junior high school, and for me to go to school I had to walk like 10 miles to go back and forth. All the way there I used to see bodies in the road of people who got killed. We didn’t know by who because the guerrillas and the army were both doing that kind of thing.

This piece is from the village of Santa Maria de Jesus, a village that is high on the side of the Agua volcano:

Many years ago, it was a really special to use silk to make huipiles. These two pieces are made for a saint, so that’s why all the material except the base is made out of silk. That’s why they are so expensive. These are from the 1930’s or ‘40s.

A Piece Made For a Saint

Meg : When you say they were made for a saint, do you mean to celebrate the feast day?

Marco : Yes, for the fiesta. The person in charge of the fiesta is called a cofradia. Every year the person who’s going to be in charge of the next fiesta changes. The cofradia wants to leave something special for the saint. In this case, Santa Maria is a virgin or the Madonna, mother of God. This huipile was made to put on the church’s statue of the virgin. At the end of the fiesta, they take it off because other people will do the same thing at the next fiesta.

There are two different types for textiles of Guatemala–for daily use and ceremonial purposes. This piece is from San Pedro Sacatequepez, and you can see what we call chompipe, which is the tree of life, and the figure of a turkey.

This piece was used on special occasions, usually when a girl gets married, and they put the white veil on top of it. Or the lady who is the fiesta cofradia, that’s what they use. You can go and see the procession and everyone that is in the group that’s in charge is wearing their specific pattern.

 The Costumes of San Antonio Calientes and Lake Atitlan

Meg : Is there a village whose style you particularly like?

Marco : San Antonio Calientes is a village that I always say does the finest work. They do really nice, nice work and they are the only ones that I know do the double-sided technique. That’s why their huipiles are the most expensive–a brand new piece is like 5000 queztals, about $800.

Let me show you two pieces I have that are really beautiful. It takes about three months for one of these. That’s why the prices for these pieces are high. They call them fine marcadoras. You can see the different styles in each.

One has the geometric patterns and one is all floral. The old style is with the geometric patterns. The geometric patterns are quicker to make than the flowers and so the textiles with the patterns are cheaper. The price for the all floral piece would be 3,500, and the one with the geometric design is 2,000 quetzals.

Meg : Is there another area that has particularly vibrant textiles?

Marco : When I talk about the textiles of Guatemala, there’s no way that we cannot talk about Lake Atitlan. These are costumes from villages around the lake. The name of the department is Solola and it is also the name of the capital of the whole department. Around the lake there are about 12 villages, and just in that area, about three or four different languages are spoken.

In Santiago on Lake Atitlan, very small, small figures were typical and very popular. The figures are all different–birds, flowers, trees and people. Now, birds are a new thing for them. Young girls are trying to do something different, and they come up with the birds, which is really nice. It makes it more expensive because it takes more time than doing the small ones.

One of the things I sometimes don’t understand about what happened right now is this is all made by hand, but sometimes there are some—usually they do everything by hand, and then on their neck they put machine-made. It’s like man, it’s so much work, and then they put machine on the top of it.

Lake Atitlan Continues Guatemalan Culture

Meg : I heard that the village of Santiago was particularly affected by the war because the people that lived there were traders, meaning they sold their wares and traveled around. So because they were traveling they were often suspected of being spies.

Marco : At those times, it was so difficult. There were so many people called orajos. Orajos was the spy, people helping the guerillas or the army. It was a really tough situation. I remember sometimes we were at my house eating breakfast or lunch, and the guerrillas were coming out of the bushes. They said, “We need to talk to you. Let’s go to the soccer field. We’re going to tell you what we’re fighting for.” It was against our wish. Because we don’t want to be involved in anything. The whole family had to leave whatever we were doing, and they start talking about what they were fighting for, they needed help, they needed money, and all that. Then we used to go home. Ten, fifteen minutes later the army came and said “Why did you help them?” It was terrible.

Meg : The Lake Atitlan area was the only place I saw men wearing costumes.

Marco : It’s a shame to say it but men, we’ve been losing our costumes for many reasons. In Lake Atitlan, you can still see men wearing their costumes. You go down to Solola, Santiago, Santa Katarina, you can see men wearing their costumes. To make one pair of the pants is so expensive. Now they can buy store-bought pants for 100 quetzals when one of those original pants made for men usually goes for like 2000 quetzals. That’s why men have been changing to the Western kind of wear.

If you go to San Juan Atitlan, I would say 75-80% of the men wear their costume. The pants are woven on the foot loom. They use a hand-made belt like a sash.

Natural Dyes in Nim Po't Textiles of Guatemala

Meg : What can you tell me about the men’s skirts?

Marco : It’s decorative. It’s not just at the lake. You can see some other places where the men still use that piece. The skirts are wool. Because of the time involved in preparing and cleaning the wool, it would take at least one day to make this because this is made with the foot loom. Usually the pieces made with the foot loom are faster. That’s why so many pieces are cheaper.

Many of the Mayan Guatemalan textiles sold at Nim Po’t are made with natural dyes. Ladies in a village not far away from here make natural dyes. It’s amazing to see what nature gives you, the tints that they get from leaves, from the trees that are all around. This is a lady who is working with a natural brown cotton.

You see how the white cotton fibers are big. Natural brown cotton is short. Also you can feel the seeds in there. So for her to do this type of work, she has to take the seeds out, try to put them together with those sticks, and then she starts making the thread. It takes about 15 days for her to make a pound of thread. It takes so long, that’s why a lot of places use this for ceremonial pieces, like Tecpan that I showed you. That’s one of the places that they still use this brown cotton.

Tecpán Daily Costumes

Meg : What can you tell me about this piece?

Marco : This piece right here, you can see the combination. She made this piece on the back strap loom. There is a place called Tecpan, this is their costume. This is a daily use, but when it comes to a ceremonial piece, they use a natural brown cotton.

Tecpan is a really nice place and is located in the central Highlands, 80 kilometers west of Guatemala City on the Pan-American Highway, near the Iximche ruins. Iximiche was the first capital of Guatemala in the 1500s. Tecpan is an important market town in a rich agricultural region that produces avocados and beans.

Modern daily use Tecpán huipiles differ wildly in design and color, often incorporating naturalistic bird and flower motifs in the color palette of blue, green, purple and black on a solid white base cloth. Traditional huipiles feature geometrically stylized figures of birds and rosettes, often combined with newer figurative representations. The Tecpán signature motif of stylized rosettes is sometimes the only factor that differentiates the huipil from some of the modern Comalapa huipiles, which now share many of the same motifs. An old-style huipil has been revived and is distinguishable by simpler figures and red, blue and black warp stripes on a white base cloth.

Colors in Textiles of Guatemala

Meg : Do the colors mean anything in the textiles of Guatemala?

Marco : People explain this in different ways. Some people say this is because of the mountains around, and this is the way the wind blows. It’s always said that when someone makes a bird with open wings, they like to travel. The diamonds mean wealth for them. But I’ve seen people who describe this sometimes in different ways. I don’t know which one is really right.

Meg : It’s open to interpretation.

Marco : This is a piece that women use as a hair ornament at a place called Santa Catarina Palopo near Lake Atitlan. It’s called a cinta.

Do you remember I told you there was daily use and ceremonial pieces in some of the villages? This is a ceremonial piece from Patzun village, which belongs to the Chimaltenango department.

Located in the western highlands, on a newly paved road 12 kilometers from the Pan-American Highway,Patzún is one of the few highland towns that prefer hand embroidery to woven brocade. Patzún huipiles are backstrap loomed in two panels of predominantly red plain weave ground cloth and supplemented with dense evenly spaced groups of thin warp stripes bordered with blue and green pinstriped edges.

The huipil includes hand embroidered floral motifs and is popular with women from throughout the highlands as a more prestigious version of the ubiquitous machine-embroidered flowered blusa. The design motifs of these garments have undergone a transformation from embroidered geometric, sun/moon, and feather figures to the new floral style, an evolution that roughly parallels the rise in popularity of the machine embroidered blouse. The large ceremonial/ wedding huipil is worn over the wrap-around skirt, in pre-Hispanic style. Ceremonial huipiles can be identified by the feather motif, often extravagantly embroidered in silk around the neckline.

The costumes from village of Patzun sometimes have the Mayan calendar around the neck. It’s the only village that I’ve seen do this.

What is happening is women are starting to wear styles from a lot of different villages, not just the style of their own village. Many women like the Coban style, so they use a regular skirt from their village with a Coban blouse. Coban is very special, the weight, the dress is totally different. The Coban blouse is very popular all over. You see women wearing it because its lighter. Sometimes some of the styles get too hot.

Coban is kind of like the middle of the country. It’s a beautiful place. If you like nature, it’s one of the places to go. It’s amazing.

Discrimination and Globalization Affected Pride in Textile Traditions

Nowadays you see a lot of machine-made material. They just have a hem stitched and around the neck. This is machine-made and just handwork on the neck.

I want to tell you this, and this is true. It’s sad but true. Many Guatemalans, we don’t appreciate the textiles of Guatemala. Because there was so much discrimination against the Mayans. There’s not as much now as it used to be, but there was so much discrimination against the indigenous people. There was big discrimination, so people didn’t pay attention to the textiles. Now more people appreciate it. Because it’s art.

Meg : It is art. Do you think as more tourists come to Guatemala and want to buy the handicrafts that it will make sure that the traditions endure and not everybody ends up wearing factory-made clothes?

Marco : The problem that we have is that many villages are losing their costume, their tradition, because of all the ads on television, and that’s killing everything, which is a shame. Young girls, they don’t want to use their costume anymore, usually just on special occasions. They prefer to use Calvin Klein jeans. Because it’s so expensive to make the traditional costumes and young girls, they don’t want to weave anymore.

I have friends who I’ve been working with, helping them find textiles, and they ask me for a specific village in Guatemala, this village right here. Zacualpa. I went to the village one day just to see if I can buy some pieces of this costume. I just saw one old lady wearing the costume in that village. That was kind of sad. I didn’t see anybody wearing it. You didn’t see girls from high school wearing this. It was sad.

Meg : Would you say the Mayan Guatemalan textile tradition is really dying out in that town?

Marco : It is dying out in that town and many towns. There was a village not far away from Antigua named Santa Maria Cauque. I like to go there, because I like to see women wearing their special piece. And there was just a lady about 80 years old who was wearing it. Nobody else was wearing it.

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Lovely story! Bought a few really lovely places from nim po’t last week:) my Australian friends are loving them! Love to support this work:) x

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