Best Handicraft Shops In Guatemala Near Me

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Learn about the artisan communities that makes your jewelry. We have been working with our main group at the beautiful Lake Atitlán for 20+ years. Tap here to learn more.

Learn more about our 2-story workshop in the centre of Antigua. This is where we make the beads and many of the bigger pieces.

Yes, we have our webshop but it's only 2 years old and accounts for a very small percentage of this little family-business' activities. So read on to find out what we...

I purchased this item as a birthday gift. It’s very beautiful!!!!!

Pictures cannot do this piece justice. It’s the feeling you get while wearing it that cannot be put into a picture! I wish I could go back to my wedding day and wear this beauty!! I cannot wait for my next music festival to rock this beautiful one of a kind piece.

The necklace is much more beautiful than I expected. The workmanship is exquisite. So happy with my purchase.

Absolutely stunning! I love the colors and the craftsmanship is excellent! They are so lightweight. They shipped quickly. I’m very satisfied with my purchase.

I love these earrings! They are so well crafted. I love the colors and design. Shipping was also quick.

Excellent craftsmanship, very lightweight, love the colors. Shipped and arrived quickly! I’m very pleased with my purchase.

Customer service was excellent! I appreciate the prompt follow up to my inquiries. The quality of the necklace is excellent and the shipping was quick. I’m very satisfied with my purchase!

Beautiful, light weight, nice size earrings. The natural color is very versatile and came with acute matching gift bracelet. Very happy with my purchase, would definitely recommend!

I ordered this necklace to go with a gown I plan to wear to a white-tie event. I love how it fits around my neck and how its energy feels as I wear it. When I attend this event, surrounded by people I don't usually associate with, I will feel protected by its beauty and beautiful energy. As an aside, the shipping is incredibly fast!

I absolutely love these earrings! I am actually wearing them today and have received several compliments. I love the embroidery detail, with the color combination of the beads, they both compliment each other. I have another pair of the embroidered earrings that I purchased when I was in Antigua a few years ago, and wear them frequently. I love your jewelry.

Words cannot express how grateful and ecstatic I am to have such beautifully crafted artwork in my possession to wear with great pride.

I am so happy I bought these. They really are a perfect weight -- I can actually wear them all day! Only slightly smaller than the regular Tikal earrings (of which I have several pairs) but so much lighter. I got the blue/green ones, and they are beautiful.

Express your colorful, lyrical, sassy and one-of-a-kind true self with these stunners.

Love them. Adore feeling called back to my time in the Maya highlands.

This necklace makes me feel beautiful. And takes me back to my Mayan roots. the colors are so vibrant (I bought orange, black, yellow and white) and the beads feel good against my skin. The shortest length (16 inches) is not really a choker for me, but that’s quite alright. I feel regal!

4worldlovers:
Welcome to 502 Shopping, where our goal is to let the whole world reach the best of the textiles and handicrafts from Guatemala. Our vision is to create a market place that allows all the local producers to focus on creating their products and be able to sell their: huipiles, cortes, handicrafts and hand made products online. Our mission is not only to let the world access the best textiles and handicrafts from Guatemala but we also understand the limitations of our fellow Guatemalans in rural areas and limits. So we want all of them to have web platform for e-commerce that allows them to sell online, ship and collect payments with no inconvenient, in a world where everything happens online we decided to create a online solution for, an honest and reliable source of high quality products for the final client. So if you are looking for the best textiles and handicrafts from this beautiful country you are at the right place.

Guatemala’s craftsmanship are unique and recognized worldwide, since all are unique, original and have achieved a position in many countries for their quality and innovation of desire, and have succeeded in attracting many design, worship, dedication and cultural contribution have achieved Guatemalan craftsmanship to be recognized internationally.


The colors, the ancient myths, the beliefs and the way of weaving are acquired from the Mayan culture, the meaning of their sayings has been lost, although the struggle continues to rescue the symbolism of culture through the words, is recognizable in the form of geometric patterns such as animals and natural colors that reflect the sense of the order and love for nature that still exist.


Throughout time, the Mayan costume, as shown in the artifacts that today stand out in the headdress of elements such as the mask of gods representing different animals, each was important for the Mayas, as well as the feathers of the quetzal, which is the national bird of Guatemala.


A textile is produced as the elaboration of each geometric element until arriving at a drawing that determines on the one hand a lot what the craftsman is. The survival of the textile tradition of Guatemala is linked to the history of the country. it’s culture and Mayan civilization, which make the origin of it’s people visible to the naked eye. The color of the threads has also undergone many changes , before they were each dyed with animal, vegetable or mineral origin, now most artisans use chemical dyes that are very similar to the colors of the colors.


The huipiles come in a horizontal loom, belts, hair bands are made in small looms, skirts and coats come in a vertical loom. The places where they are manufactured are Totonicapan, Quetzaltenango and San Marco. The colors are printed on the fabrics with silver stamps, there are also stamps with a phrase. The most common method to weave is horizontal, it’s used by women in their homes.


502 shopping also offers special prices for re-sellers or retail stores in foreign countries and we will assist you with all the process of product selection, shipping and handling. For further questions please contact us, one of our representatives will be more than happy to assist you.

The Guatemalan handicrafts started to be produced in prehispanic times, with time new techniques and designs of indigenous and european origin, arises from the search of the human being to make his life more comfortable,their elaboration today reflects the historical and cultural wealth of the country. The main characteristics of the crafts are: they are made by hand, the product is unique, the elaboration of the crafts takes time, is made with materials form the area, they are very colorful, they use natural materials. Handicrafts in Guatemala represent a great support and help to the communities of the country, such as the Mayan communities, which are dedicated to the production of handbags, cortes, huipiles, etc. The crafts of Guatemala represent the richness and culture of the country of which we can highlight the following: Cotton fabrics: the tradition cotton fabrics consist of huipiles, cuts, tablecloths and other products that are made with these fibers, are manufactured in the municipality of San Juan Sacatepéquez, Chuarrancho, San Pedro Ayampuc, San Pedro Sacatepéquez, Mixco, San Miguel Petapa and Amatitlán.

Traditional ceramics: This is made with prehispanic technique as they are, manual preparation and burned outdoors, comales, beaters are produced in the municipalities of San Pedro Sacatepequez.