Cargo Literary Magazine

Compelling stories of human development through the lens of travel

Mayan Women

Artist Statement:

When I planned my trip to Antigua, Guatemala, I knew I would be shopping for the traditional handwoven textiles so popular there. I brought along my camera as I also wanted to capture the beauty of the Mayan women wearing their colorful and traditional huipils (blouses), cortes (skirts), and cintas (hair ribbons). I was not disappointed. The women and children loved to have their photos taken and smiled and posed for me. I was even happy to purchase one of their intricate textiles for a photo, as I knew it took the women hours, days, and even months to complete the weavings.

-Jill Dobbe

Jill Dobbe

A beautiful Mayan woman in traditional dress,
Antigua, Guatemala.

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 Jill Dobbe

Selling palm fronds on Palm Sunday,
Antigua, Guatemala.

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Jill Dobbe

Procession for Semana Santa,
Antigua, Guatemala.

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Jill Dobbe

Buying mangoes outside a restaurant window in Antigua, Guatemala.

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About Jill Dobbe

Jill is an overseas educator and author who bops around from country to country and school to school. The interesting places Jill has seen and the unique people she has met finally prompted her to write it all down in her memoir, HERE WE ARE & THERE WE GO. During her first 10 years abroad, Jill was accompanied by her husband and two toddlers. Their adventures took them to Guam, Singapore, Ghana, and Mexico, where they survived typhoon Yuri, were nearly shot by presidential guards, and faced down a pack of African lions. After 10 years of living overseas, Jill’s family returned to the U.S. and experienced their version of reverse culture shock. Since writing her first memoir about her travels, Jill has lived in Cairo, Egypt, Gurgaon, India, and Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where she presently resides with her husband, Dan, and their Yorkie-Poo, Mickey. When Jill is not shopping in the markets for cultural artifacts or trying to improve her Spanish, she is working as an elementary school administrator and writing her second memoir.

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