Sololá, Guatemala
Many different weaving styles are still found in the department of Sololá, sometimes even between communities only a few kilometers apart. Maguey fiber extraction and weaving is also practiced by a few.
Lake Atitlán in the department of Sololá offers some of the most beautiful views in the world. This photo was taken from the Panajachel side of the lake. Photo by Kathleen Mossman Vitale 2005.
Maguey expert Lucas Patzún Mendosa, 74, and his wife Lucia Sache, 69, a back strap loom weaver, sit in the garden of their compound high on a mountain slope in San Marcos La Laguna. Photo by Kathleen Mossman Vitale 2005.
Vicente "Chema" Queche, 80, works as a gardener on a steep slope in Panajachel. He wears the rodillera still worn by some older Maya men in the Sololá department. It is woven on a back strap loom of handspun wool. Photo by Denise Gallinetti 2005.
Juana Lopez, Nahualá, wears a traditional huipil of her community. She is reconstructing her tenter and chocoy or shed rod after her son pulled out all the sticks while she was away at the market. Photo by Kathleen Mossman Vitale 2004.
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