Across Guatemala’s highland region, the most celebrated craft is the centuries-old art of backstrap loom weaving. Practised mainly by Maya women, it involves using a loom tied around the
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The Evolving Gap Year
For decades, the gap year recipe remained virtually unchanged: cheap hostels, all-night parties, banana pancakes and months spent ‘finding yourself’. Throw in some bungee jumping, quad biking and moped riding, along with days doing not very much, and
