Panajachel

This Maya man is selling hand-wovwen fabric on the sidewalk in Panajachel, Guatemala. The Maya have been famous for their textiles for centuries. Traditionally, the Maya have spun the thread, as well as dyed it, but nowadays, they buy the thread ready-made.

-- from auntjojoThis Cachikel Maya couple is fishing in Lake Atitlan Guatemala, in Panajachel, Central America. Panajachel is the heart of the Maya homeland.
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-- from ccutlip

This is the boat landing area in Panajachel, on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America. May consider Panajachel to be the most beautiful place in the world.
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-- from gramz
This is a sunset over Lake Atitlan, as seen from Panajachel. Just beautiful!
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-- from Stephanie!!!

This is the indigenous "food court" on Calle Santander, Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America.

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-- from GuateMAYA
This is the Lake Atitlan view from Panajachel, Guatemala, Central America, with 2 volcanos in the background. I can see why this is known as the most beautiful place in the world.More photos from Lake Atitlan.Technorati Tags: Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America

-- from Jovie Havard

This is a traditional Maya foot loom, surrounded by fabric woven on it. The foot loom is often used by the Maya men. This is a larger version of the backstrap loom used by the Maya women.

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-- from Anamario Queijeiro

This Tzutinil Maya woman from Santiago Atitlan walks the streets of Panajachel, Guatemala, Central America, selling whatever it is she is carrying on her head. Maya women are very graceful.

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-- from Usaguiblue

A Mayan face in the mountain looks skyward, on the edge of Lake Atitlan, near Panajachel, Guatemala, in Central America. This is the only hunan form in the landscape in all of the Maya world.

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-- from Michael R. Swigart

This Cachikel Maya woman from San Antonio Palopo cones to Panajachel, Guatemala, in Central America to sell her weavings.

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