Almolonga
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Located 10 kilometers southwest of Xela, Almolonga is a busy agricultural area. Many young women still wear and weave traje here.
Lidia Sanchez, 16, weaves a huipil panel on a back strap loom in the currently popular style of Almolongo. Photo by Kathleen Mossman Vitale 2005.
Many schoolgirls in Almolonga-like these high school students--still wear traje, though jeans and teeshirts are also in view. Lidia Sanchez (right) wears a Patzún-style huipil, while two of her sisters wear a recently popular style handwoven in Almolonga. Photo by Cheryl Guerrero 2005
María Sanchez, mother of 8, wears a cinta or ribbon around her head and a huipil typical of her community. Both are hand woven. María has taught all her daughters the art of weaving their own clothes.