TEXTILES

Each villages has a different costume and each one compete with imagination to create the "huipiles". The women are real artist. Posibility to take of hand weaving
POTTERY
The main villages to produce pottery are Chinautla, with jars, and subjects such as angels, churches ect.... Rabinal and jars with the shape of Mayan figure painted with lively colors and Totonicapan
WOODEN MASK
old tradition in Antigua inherited from the spanish. Sulpted and painted wood.
CANDLES
In Antigua you'll find all kinds of candles. they are used in great quantity for decoration
Jade, jewels and Masks
The Maya also used the Jade, "stone of ijada" to cure kidney diseases . Second producer of Jade after China, Guatemala is specialized of kasks and quality jewels.
In Antigua Guatemala you can found several factories some of them offer tours to the workshops. |