March 6th, 2009
Hammock weaving in traditional dress
The hammock culture is very interesting in that it involves a large process from the products development to the end user. The manufacturing of Trova Hammocks does not include a large factory where people come to work everyday, but the hammocks are made in Mayan homes in the Yucatan. The hammocks are fairly traded in that the materials are delivered to the homes of the families, in certain communities, where on average the body of a hammock a day is made. Next, the hammocks are taken to another pueblo where the arms are put on the hammocks by other families. This is done for consistency and checks and balances. After the hammocksare complete, the families are paid a fair price to compensate for their time and patience to help them sustain their families and live more comfortably. Finally, the hammocks are delivered to Trova´s warehouse in Merida where they are inspected three times, repaired if needed, packaged, and delivered to the end user.
Blake with Mayan Family
The culture of the hammock does not only include the people that enjoy lying in their hammocks relaxing, reading their favorite books, and taking siestas, but it also includes over 500 families feeding their children, sending their children to school, and maintaining a comfortable and sustainable lifestyle in the beautiful and special towns of the Yucatan.
Hammock weaving in home
Blake with Poc Family
Categories: Mexico |
Tags: Chumayel, hammocks, Kinil, Mama, Mani, Mayan, mayan hammocks, Merida, Mexico, Teabo, Tikit, Trova, Trova Imports, Xaya | 1 Comment
January 9th, 2009
Monimbo is a bario that is an artisan community in the city of Masaya. The products produced by the people of Monimbo can be found in the mercado principal in the city of Masaya. The artisans are experts at making hammocks, leather products, textiles, furniture, and a variety of hats. While walking through the neighborhood of Monimbo a person can hear the carpenters cutting their wood for furniture, cobblers hammering away at a sole of a shoe, and smell the leather of someone making a purse, shoe, or saddle. It is a very special place.
Carpentry & Furniture
Hammocks
Leather Products
Shoes
Textiles
Hats
Trova hopes to one day offer these products on its website to help support the economies of the indigenous community of Monimbo. If you are interested in any of these products, please contact us and let us know.
Thank you, Blake
Categories: Nicaragua |
Tags: artisans, furniture, hammocks, hand-made, Indigenous, monimbo, muebles, Nicaragua, Trova, Trova Imports | 1 Comment
January 6th, 2009
I went to Leon and hiked to the summit of Telica with a group of volunteers called quetzaltreckers. I hiked with them in Guatemala as well. They are a nonprofit that gives the profits from the hikes to street kids for school supplies and education.
The hike to Telica is a two day hike that took us along a beautiful sunken path shrouded by trees while the volcano smolders ominously above. Climbing to the summit allows breathtaking views of the landscape below. We then set up camp in the grassy outer crater.
Afterwards a couple from Austria, that was on the hike, asked me to go with them to a surfing beach called Transito. It was amazing. David and Barbera bought a jeep in Merida, and they are traveling for a year to Chile. When we arrived in Transito, there was not a hotel, so we asked around and a senora let us hang our Trova hammocks on her front porch. It was great.
Transito is a small fishing village, so every morning I would wake up at sunrise a watch the fishermen bring in the catch from the night before. we ate fresh tuna fried, tacos, and soup. It was the best fish I have ever eaten. I suck at surfing.
Nicaragua is very poor. The traveling is tough, but it is very cheap. I am going to try to stay hear as long as possible before I leave to Guatemala.
Blake
Categories: Nicaragua |
Tags: El Transito, hammocks, Nicaragua, Quetzaltreckers, surfing, Trova, Trova Imports | No Comments
