Guatemala - gorgeous birds, bird brooches and bracelets

The flag of Guatemala features a blue sky to the let and right and in the middle a bird. The name of the country means place of trees.

The two big bird countries for colourful birds are Costa Rica and Guatemala. Guatemala is in central America. The capital is Guatemala City.

At the World Travel market in London November 2024 the Americas and Central America region featured gifts from Guatemala 

Bird Brooches

Angela Lansbury wearing Guatemala bird safety pin brooches. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Tiny painted models of birds on small gold colour safety pins were laid out for you to pick and choose your favourite colour.

Woven Bracelets

Bracelets made of coloured thread came on a card with instructions. Handy for those learning Spanish because the instructions were in English and Spanish. Tie the threads at one end through the loop. Two wishes for you. The third is what the Guatemalan tourist board wishes you - a trip to Guatemala! I found them online listed as woven cotton friendship bracelets, Fairtrade. 

Good Luck

In a tiny colourful bag  were thumbnail length little dolls like painted bits of toothpicks. Each bag contains four.

You are supposed to tell the dolls your troubles at bedtime, then put the dolls under your pillow. When you wake in the morning, your troubles will have gone away. An amusing mixture of ancient myth and modern self-hypnosis or auto-suggestion.

Three good things from Guatemala.

Go to Guatemala, or if you are in the travel business, to the Guatemala stand at the World Travel Market in London next year, or look online for woven bracelets from ebay, etsy and Temu.

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