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By:unesco unesco (unesco) on
May 17, 2007
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The largest open-air market in Central America, held every Friday.
Date Taken: May 17, 2007
Date Added: May 17, 2007
Bookmarked: 6 times
Total Views: 33416 views
Snapshots: 42
Size: 0.46 gigapixels
Field of View: 170.4 degrees wide, 38.4 degrees high
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May 18, 2007 11:49 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Indigenous vs. modern clothing: Contrast the man on the bottom left wearing the jacket with the man at the top right wearing the hat. The hat is part of the traditional outfit. The two men may be equally indigenous in blood, The man with the jacket probably speaks Spanish at home and has more Spanish/American influences, and the man with the hat probably speaks a native language. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 11:53 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Soccer goal: Yes, that's a soccer goal - this market is probably only on Sundays and the area is used for playing soccer the rest of the time. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 11:54 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Cute animals: The bunny is probably being sold as a pet. Maybe to eat but that wouldn't be so common. The dogs probably belong to the man. Many people have dogs but they don't usually buy them - they just find them or get one from a neighbor's litter. People don't feed their dogs. Dogs are expected to find their own food and water, even if they are considered someone's pet. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 11:55 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Telephones: these are probably cellular phones. They don't have land lines in this area so the few people that have telephones use cell phones. These look like the land line phones people use in the U.S. but they really use the cellular network - people don't care about portability. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 11:56 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Balancing on head: carrying on head is very common. Also note the rope around the head of the man above her to the right. He is probably going to use that to pull something heavy like a log. People do that often, pull with their forehead instead of their hands. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 11:58 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Sewing machines: it does look like they are going to sew something right there! I don't know, though - I've never seen that before. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 11:58 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Bag of pots: that kind of net bag is one thing people use ropes for. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:00 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Tourist: there are not too many tourists that come here, but the major Mayan ruins are not too far to the north, so sometimes people do come "off the beaten track." Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:01 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Rice?: This is not rice. It looks like food for pigs. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:01 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Televisions and water: these are definitely televisions for sale. People might ask a friend to help carry them home or they might ask for a ride from one of the few people with a car. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:02 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Cooking: the woman on the right is cooking tortillas. I can't tell what the woman on the left is cooking but it's probably some sort of soup. You always have a tortilla with your food - even if you don't use it for wrapping food you just have one to eat. People coming to the market would buy some to eat. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:03 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Chickens: The chickens are probably for eating, maybe for laying eggs. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:03 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Colored ropes: people use them for making nets to carry things, tying animals, etc. In this area, they might use them to pull boats. People do use ropes a lot but it is unusual to have this many rope vendors. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:04 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Cows: they might be for sale. If they are for sale, it would probably be for milk, probably not for eating, although it's possible. However, they are probably not for sale; I think they are just grazing. Maybe someone who came to the market brought them along; maybe this is just the place where they usually graze. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:05 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Poles: one thing they might be for is building a fence. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:06 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Baby on mother's back: no, they don't worry about the baby falling out - everyone carries their baby this way. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:07 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Guatemalan cooking is designed to make it easy to make food for large groups. Indigenous people would need to cook for a large crowd. It's not unusual to have 12 children in a family. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:07 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Hats: part of the traditional male outfit. Men always wear them. Maybe because they're working in the sun. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:24 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Colander cooking: Do the Spanish-descended people also have many children in a family, or just the indigenous groups? Posted by unesco |
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May 18, 2007 12:26 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Indigenous vs. modern clothing: If the people speak a native language at home, do they also speak it at school? Or do they speak Spanish at school? Posted by unesco |
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May 18, 2007 12:27 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Colander cooking: no, the Spanish-descended people don't have so many children in a family, maybe 2 or 3. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:29 | Flag as inappropriate |
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Indigenous vs. modern clothing: Spanish as a second language is required in all the schools, but some teachers in really isolated communities may use native languages to teach the regular classes. Posted by unesco_guatemala |
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May 18, 2007 12:29 | Flag as inappropriate |
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There are many questions about the colorful clothing, headwraps, and baby slings. Some generation information about Guatemalan traditional dress can be found here: http://www.rutahsa.com/traje.html Posted by laura |
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