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Tz'ib'al · Tinte Natural · Natural Dye Adoption · 2024

The old colors are returning

Across six Maya highland communities, weavers are reviving the cochineal, indigo, and jade-plant dye traditions their grandmothers practiced for generations.

Natural dye adoption by community
Cochineal-origin community Other communities
100% 75 50 25 cochineal origin 92% 84% 76% 71% 63% 48% San Antonio San Juan Santiago Nahualá Totonicapán Chichicastenango