Paty's World of the Maya

(Guatemala in blue print, Mexico in yellow.
Click on images to see larger pictures)

street vendors

In Antigua, a Maya street vendor selling to a German tourist.

Santo Tomas

Maya ceremony on pyramid steps on which is now built Santo Tomás Church in Chichicastenango

little girl

In San Cristóbal de Las Casas in Chiapas, southern Mexico, this little girl sold local textile handicraft

little girls

So did these three...

private altar

In an isolated village, a Tzeltal-speaking woman showed me her home's private altar

clay pots

The woman made pots like these, using local clay and natural colors

 bouganvillia door

Here is a door overhung with bouganvillias

Sunday market

In San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, here is a view of Sunday Market day

graveyard

And this is their graveyard

San Juan Chamula

Another shot from San Juan Chamula

San Juan Chamula

And another...
Zincanatan In Zincanatan, Chiapas, a roadside selection of native textiles

Cancun maiden

This is a Maya maiden in Cancún, Yucatan

sancris4.jpg (59441 bytes)

Weaving of the Zincanatun, San Cristobal

Return to the Main Menu