Links

Huipils.com A site that specializes in importing the finest hand-woven traditional Maya textiles - all individually produced and previously worn.
www.huipils.com

Aid & Education Project
A nonprofit that promotes education and health among marginalized indigenous people in San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Chichicastenango and around Lake Atitlán. through financial aid and classes in Mayan languages, Maya cultural education, and computers.
www.aidanded.org

Arte Maya Tz'utuhil
Oil paintings by Maya artists from the highlands of Guatemala depicting
all aspects of their daily lives, both ceremonial and secular, past and
present.
www.artemaya.com

MayaWorks
MayaWorks is a fair trade nonprofit organization that promotes economic development for Maya women and their families by supporting a marketplace for their handcrafted goods.
www.mayaworks.org

Mexican Textiles
A beautiful site dedicated to conserving the indigenous textile memory of Mexico.
www.mexicantextiles.com

Moonflower Enterprises
A fair trade company that celebrates Maya culture and sells handmade textiles, fine art, folk art, jewelry, and organic coffees from Guatemala.
www.moonflowerenterprises.com

Qanachin
Founded by Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jonathan Tharin and Q’eqchi’ weaver Concepción Pooc Tharin, Qanachin supports the continuation of traditional Maya weaving, especially picb’il weaving, an ancient style of white gauze weave with white brocaded designs, still practiced by a few women in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.
www.qanachin.com