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Sandra teaches Tyson to spin cotton at Utz Batz - DSC07259
Flacco (Skinny) the dog at Utz Batz - DSC07262
Humberto at Utz Batz - IMG 20180702 155701
Steph and Humberto a demonstration of traditional spinning, dyeing, and weaving techniques at Utz Batz - DSC07265
Sandra demonstrates the backstrap loom at Utz Batz - DSC07266
Sandra demonstrates the backstrap loom at Utz Batz - DSC07268
Utz Batz weaving cooperative, San Juan la Laguna - IMG 2334
Arrival in Panajachel in the post-rainstorm late afternoon sun - IMG 2339
Arrival in Panajachel in the post-rainstorm late afternoon sun - DSC07270
Paola and Cristian on their way to the Mayan priest - DSC07274
View of Lago Atitlan from Ajq'ij Marcelo Alonso Felipe's roof - DSC07276
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Paulina, Ian Ivan, Eddy, Paola, Cristian, and Aracely Ajq'ij Marcelo Alonso Felipe's roof - IMG 2342
Craig, Tyson, Humberto, Paulina, Paola, Cristian, Aracely, Eddy, Ian Ivan, and I returned to the Mayan priest (Ajq'ij) whom we had visited for a ceremony last year. We had such a great experience last year with a protection ceremony that we had decided to return for a ceremony for my grandmother. While Tyson, Humberto, and I had been on our lake tour, Eddy had an accident at home. He had been using the hammock as a swing and then faceplanted onto the cement. Vanesa and Craig were home and helped to clean the wounds and put ice on it. When Paulina got home from the market, she took him to the doctor and he needed to get 5 stitches in his lip. But he was a brave boy! We went to San Jorge la Laguna to meet with the Ajq'ij Marcelo Alonso Felipe (who happens to be the father of Luis who works in Humberto's office) at his home. This is the view from his roof deck - DSC07279
View of Lago Atitlan from Ajq'ij Marcelo Alonso Felipe's roof