Taken in October 2010, in Guatemala. There is an annual kite contest where teams of people choose a topic that represents the country and they spend 6 months creating their masterpiece out of bamboo and crepe paper. Each is displayed at the annual...
Taken in October 2010, in Guatemala. There is an annual kite contest where teams of people choose a topic that represents the country and they spend 6 months creating their masterpiece out of bamboo and crepe paper. Each is displayed at the...
I took this photo during the Guinea Pig Festival on April 4, 2010 in in Ecuador. The Guinea Pig Festival, or Festival del Cuy, is a fundraiser started by the local parish as a means to raise funds for social projects in the community. That year,...
Ghanaian women from Shea Yeleen International, demonstrate shea butter production and share stories as small scale producers at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Peace Corps Volunteer, Andrew Kuschner speaks to festival goers about wool handicrafts from the Kyrgyz Republic at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.