Guatemalan textiles have become famous throughout the world; however, the majority of the Mayan women who create them live in extreme poverty. Colección Luna is working to change that.
After more than a year in planning, the EU free trade agreement with Central America entered into full effect earlier this month, giving the region access to a market of more than 500 million Europeans.
“What we are doing now is the same thing that our ancestors used to do to ensure that future generations would know about their country,” Guatemalan official says.
