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Agave basket giveaway at Maya Moon. Maya Moon strives to support local artisans in the community of San Pablo and encourage the regrowth of agave plants. The plant fibers are spun into a natural rope material and this highly skilled process passed down from Mayan ancestors, helps to clean Lake Atitlán. Maya Moon is passionate about nature and fascinated by the Mayan culture in Guatemala. So when we moved to San Pablo, Lake Atitl án , and we learned the story of the how this natural alternative to synthetic rope is created by spinning agave plant fibers together, and then expertly made into traditional products such as baskets and handbags, we decided that we wanted to support the local  artisans  working with this unique material and to share it with you.  Therefore, we are offering twelve handmade Mayan Moon agave baskets from the heart of the Mayan culture to your hands for just cost price of  £ 17.99 (which includes Eco postage to anywhere in the United Kingdom). We are not making a
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 Maya Moon moves to Lake Atitl án. The deepest lake in Central America and a mysterious place that is profoundly connected to the Mayan culture. The view of Volcano San Pedro from San Pablo, Lake Atitl á n. Maya Moon began in Antigua Guatemala, during the height of the pandemic in 2020. I had intended to visit Guatemala for only three weeks to improve my Spanish in Antigua and to relax a little at Lake Atitl á n. Before I was living in Costa Rica, but I neither made it back to my previous life there nor the lake because the entire country went into lockdown  just one week after my arrival in March  and the airports closed quickly. Originally, Guatemala started out as a scary place that I was so desperate to leave and now, I can't think of anywhere else that I want to be. It's extraordinary how life unfolds in mysterious ways that you could never dream were possible and to what paths and places, fate will encourage you to follow.  The view of Volcan de Agua and Antigua from Cerr