El Adelanto
Sololá, Guatemala
The rural community of El Adelanto in the department of Sololá is one of 10 sites selected by Mayan Hands to work with indigenous women's groups. The women receive work assignments and pay for their artisan products. They also get automatic inclusion in Oxlajuj B'atz', an educational project sponsored jointly by Mayan Hands and Maya Traditions.
Nicolasa Quieju Saminez of El Adelanto crochets a bolsa or multipurpose bag for the export organization Mayan Hands. Photo by Kathleen Mossman Vitale 2005.
Juana Chopin Bocela weaves a pine needle basket while listening to Deborah Chandler, Director of Mayan Handsin 2005. Photo by Kathleen Mossman Vitale 2005.
Clemente Ruiz Salanic, a Kaqchikel-speaking Mayan Hands Field Supervisor in 2005, checks in bags crocheted by members of a women's group in El Adelanto. Photo by Kathleen Mossman Vitale 2005.
Vicenta Bocel Morales weaves a Solola-style huipil panel in the family compound in El Adelanto. Photo by Kathleen Mossman Vitale 2005.
Locations in Sololá:
- El Adelanto
- Nahualá
- Panajachel
- San Antonio Palopó
- San Lucas Tolimán
- San Marcos La Laguna
- San Pablo La Laguna
- San Pedro La Laguna
- Santa Catarina Palopó
- Santiago Atitlán
- Sololá