The Guzzetta’s Collection of Artesania

This article, by David Guzzetta with photocollages by Reina Lopez, was not listed in last month’s announcement by mistake; since that may have caused some readers to miss it, we are running it for a second month.

Carolyn and I joined the Peace Corps in 1988.  The Peace Corps sent us to Ecuador. While there we traveled extensively throughout the country.  Just before returning home we made an extended trip to Bolivia, Peru and northern Chile.  Since our Peace Corps days we have returned several times to these Andean countries as well as Guatemala and southern Mexico.

We both fell in love with handmade artesania.  We purchased articles of women’s clothing that were woven on a back-strap loom, plus various knitted and woven accessories.