Guatemala Market

By:unesco unesco (unesco) on November 29, 2006
Tags: chickens , market , cows , guatemala , sheep , outside , puppies

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Date Taken: November 29, 2006
Date Added: November 28, 2006
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		May 14, 2007 11:46	Flag as inappropriate
		Translation test: They are used for many things. Se utilizan para muchas cosas Lots of things - holding animals, carrying packages, hanging laundry. Porciones de las cosas - sostener los animales, paquetes que llevan, lavadero que cuelga. Posted by unesco

		May 14, 2007 15:50	Flag as inappropriate
		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

		May 15, 2007 16:49	Flag as inappropriate
		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

		May 15, 2007 16:50	Flag as inappropriate
		Soccer Goal: This market is probably a Sunday market. The rest of the days people probably play soccer here. Posted by unesco_guatemala

		May 15, 2007 16:57	Flag as inappropriate
		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

		May 15, 2007 16:59	Flag as inappropriate
		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

		May 15, 2007 16:59	Flag as inappropriate
		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

		May 15, 2007 17:01	Flag as inappropriate
		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

		May 15, 2007 17:02	Flag as inappropriate
		Rice?: This is not rice. It looks like food for pigs. Posted by unesco_guatemala

		May 15, 2007 17:03	Flag as inappropriate
		Pot?: Indigenous people carry things on their heads all the time. Spanish-descended people don't know how to do it. Posted by unesco_guatemala

		May 15, 2007 17:04	Flag as inappropriate
		Poles: one thing they might be for is building a fence. Posted by unesco_guatemala

		May 15, 2007 17:05	Flag as inappropriate
		Colander cooking: It's true that 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

		May 15, 2007 17:06	Flag as inappropriate
		Netted!: The chickens are probably for eating, maybe for laying eggs. Posted by unesco_guatemala

		May 15, 2007 17:07	Flag as inappropriate
		Cute little 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

		May 15, 2007 17:08	Flag as inappropriate
		Hats: part of the traditional male outfit. Men always wear them. Maybe because they're working in the sun. Posted by unesco_guatemala

		May 15, 2007 17:09	Flag as inappropriate
		Balancing act: 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

		May 15, 2007 17:13	Flag as inappropriate
		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

		January 18, 2008 19:23	Flag as inappropriate
		Man without head in the center of the picture! More atention plaese! Posted by NICOLAE TRIF