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gemmaindia

12 years ago

Kite making is a tradition for All Saints Day in Santiago, Guatemala. Here the Kaqchikel class Oxlajuj Aj is learning how to make our own 8 D

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gemmaindia

12 years ago

Ninwajo yinok achatkawi’ Ruma janila yaqajo Ninwajo yiwär awik’in Ruma yaqa chi nuwäch …. quiero que acuestas por mi almohada porque te quiero mucho quiero que duermas conmigo porque eres tan bella …. I want you to lie on my pillow Because I want you so bad I want you to sleep with me Because you are so beautiful

Verse from a Kaqchikel song by Baldomero Kawoq

*yaqa chi nuwäch is a phrase which cannot be directly translated, but literally means something like, “you descend on my eyes”

(via artthropology)