Photographs - Garifuna People

Garifuna girl wearing crown in Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
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Garifuna Culture in Livingston, Guatemala

  • Garifuna girl wearing crown in Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
    Garifuna girl wearing crown in Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
  • Garifuna man in Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
    Garifuna man in Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
  • Garifuna man at the Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
    Garifuna man at the Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
  • Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
    Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
  • Garifuna woman dancing at Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
    Garifuna woman dancing at Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
  • Garifuna Settlement Day festival in Livingston, Guatemala
    Garifuna Settlement Day festival in Livingston, Guatemala
  • Garifuna man drumming at Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
    Garifuna man drumming at Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
  • Garifuna drumming at Garifuna Settlement Day festival in Livingston, Guatemala
    Garifuna drumming at Garifuna Settlement Day festival in Livingston, Guatemala
  • Garifuna woman singing at Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
    Garifuna woman singing at Garifuna Settlement Day festival. Livingston, Guatemala
  • Garifuna women dancing at Garifuna Settlement Day in Livingston, Guatemala
    Garifuna women dancing at Garifuna Settlement Day in Livingston, Guatemala
  • Fiesta De Recuerdo De Nuestra Descendencia Garifuna festival with traditional music and dancing (May 15) to celebrate the arrival of the first Garifuna on the shores of Guatemala. Livingston, District of Izabal, Guatemala, Central America.
    Fiesta De Recuerdo De Nuestra Descendencia Garifuna festival with traditional music and dancing (May 15) to celebrate the arrival of the first Garifuna on the shores of Guatemala. Livingston, District of Izabal, Guatemala, Central America.
  • Garifuna man dancing with children at Garifuna festival celebrating arrival of Garifunas in Livingston, Guatemala
    Garifuna man dancing with children at Garifuna festival celebrating arrival of Garifunas in Livingston, Guatemala
  • Garifuna children in Livingston, Guatemala
    Garifuna children in Livingston, Guatemala
  • Garifuna girl at festival celebrating arrival of Garifunas in Livingston, Guatemala
    Garifuna girl at festival celebrating arrival of Garifunas in Livingston, Guatemala
  • Garifuna man and children at festival celebrating arrival of Garifunas in Livingston Guatemala
    Garifuna man and children at festival celebrating arrival of Garifunas in Livingston Guatemala
  • Garifuna girls play checkers with bottlecaps on a makeshift checkerboard in Livingston Guatemala
    Garifuna girls play checkers with bottlecaps on a makeshift checkerboard in Livingston Guatemala

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Mam Mayan shepherd holding sheep on cover for The World and I Magazine
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Documentary Photos and Story The World of The Maya in The World & I Magazine

Documentary photos of  Mayan Culture and story text written about the Mayan people's culture along La Ruta Maya or The Mayan Route is the cover feature story for The World & I magazine (December 1996). This documentary photo-reportage and story text about Mayan culture called “The World of The Maya” was the cover feature story…

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Cuban children, Santiago De Cuba, Cuba
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Vancouver photographer Robert Leon | documentary photographer - travel photographer - culture photographer

documentary photography · travel photography · editorial photography · photojournalism

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La Ruta Maya, The Mayan Route

  • El Castillo, Pyramid of Kukulcan, Temple of Kukulcan, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan, Mexico
    El Castillo, Pyramid of Kukulcan, Temple of Kukulcan, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Woman at Spring Equinox, El Castillo Pyramid, Temple of Kukulcan, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan, Mexico
    Woman at Spring Equinox, El Castillo Pyramid, Temple of Kukulcan, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Serpent Shadow descending staircase, Spring Equinox at El Castillo, Kukulcan Pyramid, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan, Mexico
    Serpent Shadow descending staircase, Spring Equinox at El Castillo, Kukulcan Pyramid, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Woman playing Didgeridoo, Spring Equinox, El Castillo or Kukulcan Pyramid, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
    Woman playing Didgeridoo, Spring Equinox, El Castillo or Kukulcan Pyramid, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Tulum and Caribbean Sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
    Tulum and Caribbean Sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
  • Tulum Maya site and Caribbean Sea, Tulum, Mexico
    Tulum Maya site and Caribbean Sea, Tulum, Mexico
  • Palace of the Masks, Codz Po’op Palace, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico
    Palace of the Masks, Codz Po’op Palace, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Palace at Kabah Mayan archaeological site, Yucatan, Mexico
    Palace at Kabah Mayan archaeological site, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Palace at Sayil Maya Archeological Site, Puuc Hills, Yucatán, Mexico
    Palace at Sayil Maya Archeological Site, Puuc Hills, Yucatán, Mexico
  • House of the Pigeons, El Palomar, Uxmal, Puuc Hills, Mexico
    House of the Pigeons, El Palomar, Uxmal, Puuc Hills, Mexico
  • Nunnery Quadrangle Arch, Uxmal, Puuc Hills, Yucatan, Mexico
    Nunnery Quadrangle Arch, Uxmal, Puuc Hills, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Blind busker plays guitar on rural bus, Puuc Hills Region, Mexico
    Blind busker plays guitar on rural bus, Puuc Hills Region, Mexico
  • Woman Vendor, Merida Market, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
    Woman Vendor, Merida Market, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Mayan woman, Oxkutzcab Village market, Oxkutzcab, Yucatan, Mexico
    Mayan woman, Oxkutzcab Village market, Oxkutzcab, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Woman Making Tortillas, Merida Market, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
    Woman Making Tortillas, Merida Market, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Old Mayan man in village store, near Oxkutzcab, Yucatan, Mexico
    Old Mayan man in village store, near Oxkutzcab, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Mayan man, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
    Mayan man, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Sandals of Mayan man, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
    Sandals of Mayan man, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Tzotzil Maya mud home, Chenalo, Chiapas, Mexico
    Tzotzil Maya mud home, Chenalo, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Man in Zapatista costume, San Cristóbal De Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
    Man in Zapatista costume, San Cristóbal De Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Maya woman selling Zapatista idols, San Cristobal De Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
    Maya woman selling Zapatista idols, San Cristobal De Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Displaced children of Chamula sell Pepsi Cola, La Hormiga, San Cristobal De Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
    Displaced children of Chamula sell Pepsi Cola, La Hormiga, San Cristobal De Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Tzotzil Mayas cooking corn, Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico
    Tzotzil Mayas cooking corn, Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Tzotzil Woman with pig, Cristobal De Las Casas Market, Chiapas, Mexico
    Tzotzil Woman with pig, Cristobal De Las Casas Market, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Tzotzil Maya man, Avran Perez Zulish, and mules, Chenalo, Chiapas, Mexico
    Tzotzil Maya man, Avran Perez Zulish, and mules, Chenalo, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Tzeltal Maya woman making pottery, Amatenango del Valle, Chiapas, Mexico
    Tzeltal Maya woman making pottery, Amatenango del Valle, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Cakchiquel mayan girl peeling and selling fruit. Near Chichicastenango. Guatemala.
    Cakchiquel mayan girl peeling and selling fruit. Near Chichicastenango. Guatemala.
  • Maya girl carrying bananas, Agua Azul, Chiapas, Mexico
    Maya girl carrying bananas, Agua Azul, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Cascadas De Misol-Ha, Misol-Ha Waterfall, near Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
    Cascadas De Misol-Ha, Misol-Ha Waterfall, near Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Lacandon Maya boy. Cascadas Lacanja, Chiapas, Mexico
    Lacandon Maya boy. Cascadas Lacanja, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Lacandon dugout canoe in early morning mist on Naha Lake near Naha Village. Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico.
    Lacandon dugout canoe in early morning mist on Naha Lake near Naha Village. Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico.
  • Lacandon Mayas fishing on a dugout canoe on Lake Naha, Naha Village, Selva Lacandona, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico
    Lacandon Mayas fishing on a dugout canoe on Lake Naha, Naha Village, Selva Lacandona, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Lacandon Maya boy paddling a dugout canoe on Naha Lake, Naha Village, Selva Lacandona, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas Mexico
    Lacandon Maya boy paddling a dugout canoe on Naha Lake, Naha Village, Selva Lacandona, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas Mexico
  • Lacandon Maya man Juan Mendez Chan K'In. Naha Village, Selva Lacandona, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas Mexico
    Lacandon Maya man Juan Mendez Chan K'In. Naha Village, Selva Lacandona, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas Mexico
  • Lacandon Maya shaman and leader Chan K'in Viejo. Naha Village, Selva Lacandona, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico
    Lacandon Maya shaman and leader Chan K'in Viejo. Naha Village, Selva Lacandona, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Lacandon Mayans at Bonampak, Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico
    Lacandon Mayans at Bonampak, Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Chan Muwan Maya Murals, Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico
    Chan Muwan Maya Murals, Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Chan Muwan Mayan Mural at Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico
    Chan Muwan Mayan Mural at Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Otulum Aqueduct, Palace, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
    Otulum Aqueduct, Palace, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Palace, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
    Palace, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Temple of the Sun, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
    Temple of the Sun, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Tikal, Tikal National Park, El Peten, Guatemala
    Tikal, Tikal National Park, El Peten, Guatemala
  • Temple four, Tikal National Park, El Peten, Guatemala
    Temple four, Tikal National Park, El Peten, Guatemala
  • Temple 2 (two) in the Great Plaza with stelae and altars portraying the rulers of Tikal. El Peten. Guatemala.
    Temple 2 (two) in the Great Plaza with stelae and altars portraying the rulers of Tikal. El Peten. Guatemala.
  • Giant Mask in tunnel, Temple 5D-33, North Acropolis, Tikal National Park, Department of El Petén, Guatemala, Central America.
    Giant Mask in tunnel, Temple 5D-33, North Acropolis, Tikal National Park, Department of El Petén, Guatemala, Central America.
  • Pacaya Volcano erupting, Escuintla, Guatemala
    Pacaya Volcano erupting, Escuintla, Guatemala
  • View of the Guatemalan Highland from Pacaya Volcano with (left to right) Acatenango, Fuego and Agua volcanoes. Near San Francisco de Sales Village, Department of Guatemala, Guatemala, Central America.
    View of the Guatemalan Highland from Pacaya Volcano with (left to right) Acatenango, Fuego and Agua volcanoes. Near San Francisco de Sales Village, Department of Guatemala, Guatemala, Central America.
  • Acatenango, Fuego and Agua volcanoes, Guatemala
    Acatenango, Fuego and Agua volcanoes, Guatemala
  • View of the Guatemalan Highland from Pacaya Volcano with (left to right) Fuego and Agua volcanoes. Near San Francisco de Sales Village, Department of Guatemala, Guatemala, Central America.
    View of the Guatemalan Highland from Pacaya Volcano with (left to right) Fuego and Agua volcanoes. Near San Francisco de Sales Village, Department of Guatemala, Guatemala, Central America.

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