Rosa, a traditional weaver in San Juan La Laguna, Guatemala, first learned the ancient Maya craft of dyeing fabrics with cochineal beetles from her grandmother. Heifer International's business training helped her and her daughters expand their operations to produce and sell natural dyes. Today, this ensures consistent earnings and personal satisfaction while she preserves an ancestral art. Watch her story below.
In San Juan La Laguna, Guatemala, Indigenous Maya women are reclaiming the age-old art of handcrafting carmine, perhaps the most vibrant natural...
