My name is Caryn Maxim. I live in NJ but spend 2 weeks of each month in Cajola, a Maya Mam community in the western highlands of Guatemala. (The Mam people are one of the 22 Maya ethnic groups in Guatemala.) I have been helping a group of women start a weaving cooperative, MayaMam Weavers, over the past years. I would like to share with you some of their work, some of their stories, some of their wisdom, as well as why fair trade -- or trading fairly -- matters.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
They're Here! MayaMam Shipment Arrives in the USA
If you haven't imported anything into the US or exported anything out of Guatemala, you will not appreciate nearly enough our sighs of pleasure and relief. But, our 24 boxes landed safely in Morristown NJ on Friday February 22nd. They left our storeroom in Cajola on January 9th, but got hung up in paperwork until the boxes left by ship (less than containerload)on January 28th. They were 3 weeks in transit, arriving in Miami on February 15th...one week for customs clearance and trucking (less than truckload) to Morristown. You can see the boxes arrived in nearly perfect condition. Now to market!
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