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Juana sells traditional handmade items from all around Guatemala in one vibrant stall. Located right on the main street of Calle Santander in Panajachel makes her items extremely accessible to tourists passing through. Her bright stand displays everything from vintage embroidered huipiles and traditional Maya textiles to classic Guatemalan rainbow blankets. Juana has...
Artisan Spotlight: Juana Xoch and the Women’s Cooperative
Written by Katie, Hiptipico Marketing Director Please note that this interview has been translated Get to know our artisan partner, Juana Xoch! Juana in her home village of El Triunfo Juana is a 33-year-old mother of two young boys, with an honest disposition and strong entrepreneurial spirit. Juana is the focus...
Juana Xoch and the Sanik Women’s Cooperative
Origin: El Triunfo, GuatemalaEthnicity: Maya Kaqchikel Ten women in El Triunfo, an isolated community in the highlands of Sololá, Guatemala, make up the female group Sanik. Through sale of hand-woven and hand-crafted goods, they have united to support their families and preserve their culture. The women use the art of back...
Artisan Visit: San Juan la Laguna
The Hiptipico team took a boat from Panajachel to San Juan la Laguna to visit our artisan partner Rosa and her granddaughter Linda. Rosa's products are all eco-friendly and naturally dyed using traditional plant techniques passed down from her grandmother. At Hiptipico, we stay connected with our artisan partners and visit them...
Natural Dye Workshop + Backstrap Weaving Class Hiptipico Tz'utujil artisan partners in San Juan la Laguna use only plants native to the area to dye their cotton prior to weaving. This artisanal knowledge has been preserved over time and has been passed down from generation to generation. Using these ancestral techniques, they...
Juanita is the leader of a women’s cooperative in the small Maya village of El Triunfo in the western highlands of Guatemala. Juanita and all the women in her cooperative are mothers eager to send their children to school to make a better life for them. Most do not leave...
Doña Juana is an important part of our Hiptipico family here in Panajachel, Guatemala. She is in charge of keeping the office organized, supporting with animal care and nurturing foster pups. She comes to the office 3 days a week and always greets us with a warm smile! And as...
Collars for a Cause: Meet MERRY!
In the remote village of El Triunfo in the Western highlands of Guatemala, six baby puppies were abandoned on the side of the road without any food, water, or shelter. Our artisan partner, Juana, who lives there, told us about the abandoned puppies that cried all night long. Where we...
» » ∙ Rosa ∙ « « Rosa is the leader of a women’s cooperative in San Juan La Laguna that uses purely natural ingredients to create their handmade items. Passed down from her grandmother, these ancient techniques use plants to dye the cotton fabric making Rosa's items 100% organic and eco-friendly. Rosa has...
We recently took a trip to visit the Sanik Women's Group in el Triunfo, Solola, Guatemala. Juana, the group leader has been working with Hiptipico for a few years and you can read more about her amazing story in the previous Artisan Spotlight Blogpost. Her son, Jonathan is the Hiptipico...