Photographs - Livingston

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

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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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Tzutujil Maya women washing clothes in Lago Atitlan. San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala
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Mundo Maya Mecca - Guatemalan Highlands

  • Pacaya Volcano erupting, Guatemala
    Pacaya Volcano erupting, Guatemala
  • Fuego Volcano and Agua Volcano seen from Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala
    Fuego Volcano and Agua Volcano seen from Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala
  • Fuego Volcano and Agua Volcano seen from Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala
    Fuego Volcano and Agua Volcano seen from Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala
  • Guatemala Highland seen from Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala
    Guatemala Highland seen from Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala
  • Toliman and San Pedro volcanoes seen from Panajachel, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
    Toliman and San Pedro volcanoes seen from Panajachel, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
  • Hoku Canoes on Lago Atitlan, Department of Sololá, Guatemala
    Hoku Canoes on Lago Atitlan, Department of Sololá, Guatemala
  • Tzutujil Mayan women gathering water from Lago Atitlan, Santiago Atitlan village, Guatemala
    Tzutujil Mayan women gathering water from Lago Atitlan, Santiago Atitlan village, Guatemala
  • Tzutujil Mayan women washing in Lago Atitlan. Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala
    Tzutujil Mayan women washing in Lago Atitlan. Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala
  • Tzutujil Maya women washing clothes in Lago Atitlan. San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala
    Tzutujil Maya women washing clothes in Lago Atitlan. San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala
  • Tz'utujil Maya ritual for Maya god Maximon, Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala
    Tz'utujil Maya ritual for Maya god Maximon, Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala
  • Tz'utujil Mayan girl in Santiago Atitlan market, Guatemala
    Tz'utujil Mayan girl in Santiago Atitlan market, Guatemala
  • PAN political party signs. Santiago Atitlan Village, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
    PAN political party signs. Santiago Atitlan Village, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
  • Tz'utujil Mayan girl, Santiago Atitlan village, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
    Tz'utujil Mayan girl, Santiago Atitlan village, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
  • Kʼicheʼ Mayans dancing in costumes mimicking Colonial Spanish. Fiesta De Santo Tomas, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
    Kʼicheʼ Mayans dancing in costumes mimicking Colonial Spanish. Fiesta De Santo Tomas, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
  • Kʼicheʼ Mayas wearing masks and costumes dance mimicking Colonial Spanish. Fiesta De Santo Tomas, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
    Kʼicheʼ Mayas wearing masks and costumes dance mimicking Colonial Spanish. Fiesta De Santo Tomas, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
  • Baila Del Torito in Fiesta De Santo Tomas, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
    Baila Del Torito in Fiesta De Santo Tomas, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
  • Baila Del Torito during Fiesta De Santo Tomas, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
    Baila Del Torito during Fiesta De Santo Tomas, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
  • Cemetery in Chichicastenango Guatemala
    Cemetery in Chichicastenango Guatemala
  • Sacrificed rooster head on cross in cemetery in Chichicastenango Guatemala
    Sacrificed rooster head on cross in cemetery in Chichicastenango Guatemala
  • Pascual Abaj ceremonial site cross, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
    Pascual Abaj ceremonial site cross, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
  • Quiche Maya shaman blowing aguardiente liquor into ceremonial fire, Chichicastenango Guatemala
    Quiche Maya shaman blowing aguardiente liquor into ceremonial fire, Chichicastenango Guatemala
  • Palo Volador in Fiesta De San Tomas Chichicastenango Guatemala
    Palo Volador in Fiesta De San Tomas Chichicastenango Guatemala
  • Kʼicheʼ Maya woman selling cotton candy at Fiesta de Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
    Kʼicheʼ Maya woman selling cotton candy at Fiesta de Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
  • Chichicastenango market comedor or restaurant, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
    Chichicastenango market comedor or restaurant, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
  • Evening in market, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
    Evening in market, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
  • Quiche Maya woman in Chichicastenango village market, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
    Quiche Maya woman in Chichicastenango village market, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
  • A Kaqchikel Mayan girl selling textiles at Semana Santa procession. Antigua, Guatemala
    A Kaqchikel Mayan girl selling textiles at Semana Santa procession. Antigua, Guatemala
  • L'Arco di Santa Catalina Martir with Volcán Agua. La Antigua (Antigua UNESCO World Heritage Site), Department of Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Central America.
    L'Arco di Santa Catalina Martir with Volcán Agua. La Antigua (Antigua UNESCO World Heritage Site), Department of Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Central America.
  • Women carry an Anda (float) in Semana Santa (Holy Week), Antigua, Guatemala
    Women carry an Anda (float) in Semana Santa (Holy Week), Antigua, Guatemala
  • Semana Santa procession or Holy Week procession at night in Antigua, Guatemala
    Semana Santa procession or Holy Week procession at night in Antigua, Guatemala
  • Semana Santa procession, Holy Week procession at night in Antigua, Guatemala
    Semana Santa procession, Holy Week procession at night in Antigua, Guatemala
  • Semana Santa procession or Holy Week procession. Antigua. Guatemala
    Semana Santa procession or Holy Week procession. Antigua. Guatemala
  • Men carry an Anda (float) during processions at Semana Santa (Holy Week), Antigua, Guatemala
    Men carry an Anda (float) during processions at Semana Santa (Holy Week), Antigua, Guatemala
  • Young boys carry an Anda (float) during Semana Santa (Holy Week), Antigua, Guatemala
    Young boys carry an Anda (float) during Semana Santa (Holy Week), Antigua, Guatemala
  • Semana Santa procession. Antigua, Guatemala
    Semana Santa procession. Antigua, Guatemala
  • A Kaqchikel Mayan woman selling textiles, Antigua, Guatemala
    A Kaqchikel Mayan woman selling textiles, Antigua, Guatemala
  • Kaqchikel Mayan woman carrying basket of textiles, Antigua, Guatemala
    Kaqchikel Mayan woman carrying basket of textiles, Antigua, Guatemala
  • Mam Maya woman and her child, Todos Santos, Guatemala
    Mam Maya woman and her child, Todos Santos, Guatemala
  • Mam Mayan girl shepherd, La Ventosa village, Guatemala
    Mam Mayan girl shepherd, La Ventosa village, Guatemala
  • Mam Maya woman herding sheep, La Ventosa, Guatemala
    Mam Maya woman herding sheep, La Ventosa, Guatemala
  • Mam Mayan mother and child, La Ventosa Village, Guatemala
    Mam Mayan mother and child, La Ventosa Village, Guatemala
  • Mam Maya child near La Ventosa Village in Guatemala
    Mam Maya child near La Ventosa Village in Guatemala
  • Jose Mendoza, a Mam Mayan from La Ventosa village, Sierra De Los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala
    Jose Mendoza, a Mam Mayan from La Ventosa village, Sierra De Los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala
  • Mam Mayan man, Todos Santos Cuchumatanes, Guatemala
    Mam Mayan man, Todos Santos Cuchumatanes, Guatemala
  • Mam Mayan man, Todos Santos Cuchumatanes village, Guatemala
    Mam Mayan man, Todos Santos Cuchumatanes village, Guatemala
  • Mam Maya man's sandals and feet, Todos Santos, Guatemala
    Mam Maya man's sandals and feet, Todos Santos, Guatemala

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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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