Guatemalan Life

Mayan Children

Author Tom Johnson

I have been doing a lot of writing on the Mayan culture in the past couple of weeks for several college papers that I have been writing on. The course is Cultural Anthropology, and the Mayan culture fits right in my studies. In my research I came across a file I had tucked away called the faces of the Mayans, so I thought I would share with you some of the pictures.

This picture was from the church in Chuchuca.

This little girl was in a church we were working on in the highlands around Patzun

According to national statistics, 21% of the population living in the Patzún area (almost all of them are members of the Mayan ethnic group Kaqchikel) are below six years old. 64% of the population are classified as living in poverty conditions and a quarter of those as living in extreme poverty. Child and family maltreatment are a prevalent reality.

I took this picture while we were at a home in Xatzán, what peace

This little girl just loved to play hide and go seek with the camera

I hoped you enjoyed these pictures for today’s post.  These pictures are very special to me, I hope you enjoyed them.

If you have a moment please drop me a note and let me know your thoughts.