Discover real people in real places and what they are doing to stop slash and burn
agriculture through productive and eco-logical practices. Many of our tours will take you
to learn about the arts and crafts of different indigenous groups around the Maya World...
There you may learn:
 | about natural waxes and candle making with the Q’eqchi
people, in the Guatemalan Cloud Forest... |
| about tropical hardwoods and wood carving with different
communities around Lake Peten Itza in northern Guatemala... |
| about the secrets ancestral weavers hid in their colors and
designs, passed on an unbroken chain to the traditional weavers of Tactic, Alta Verapaz,
Antigua Guatemala and around Lake Atitlan... |
| about paper-making with natural fibers in a tropical
environment... |
| about making your own furniture by rescuing plants... |
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Although plantations may
sometimes even look gorgeous, like this tobbaco field in Copán, Honduras, monocultures
are not only a nuisance to the environment, they are killing ancient crafts and skills,
too... |
