Ceramics San Antonio Guatemala

San antonio palopó is a municipality in the sololá department of guatemala the village is on the eastern shore of lake atitlán the lowest elevation is 1 562 metres 5 125 ft at the shoreline.

Ceramics san antonio guatemala.

See all 3 san antonio palopo tours on tripadvisor. Even my kids where really interested in finding out how the beautiful pottery from san antonio palopó is made. Mayanke is a fair trade lead free ceramics studio supplying artisan. Guatemala ceramics store san antonio palopo lake atitlan.

The patron saint of the village is st. See reviews photos directions phone numbers and more for the best pottery in san antonio tx. If you book with tripadvisor you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Wholesale handmade fair trade ceramics kitchen goods ceramics are from san antonio palopo guatemala where artisans were trained under famous ceramicist ken edwards.

He started up a pottery workshop and taught his craft to several young apprentices. The people of the region are cakchiquel maya with a distinctive style of clothing. Anthony of padua the annual festival takes place on 13 june. San antonio ceramics ceramica guatemala 20 odd years ago an american potter named ken edwards moved to the village of san antonio palopó where he found good supplies of high quality clay.

Artisan emporia presents an inside view of mayanke s ceramics studio on the shores of lake atitlan in san antonio guatemala. What makes this area so special for creating pottery and lake atitlan ceramics store has the varied types of rocks sand and the volcanic activity that have combined over the centuries to produce a clay that is perfect for making high quality ceramics. In fact this source of great clay is exactly what brought the legendary potter. Wholesale handmade fair trade guatemalan ceramics kitchen goods ceramics are from san antonio palopo guatemala where artisans were trained under famous ceramicist ken edwards.