Pastores Guatemala Handmade Cowboy Boots. Seeking handmade boots from Pastores, we took a 10-minute cab ride north of Antigua Guatemala. Our taxi driver, Oville, thought we were nuts when we said we wanted to visit Pastores, famous for its boot making, for a full two hours. The thing about Pastores is that it’s known for its boot making and not much else.

Real Mayan Textiles or Fakes. If you hire a guide make it clear you want to not only see his or her suggested shops, because some guides get a cut on purchases from larger shops for bringing guests.Finally Chi Chi Market, I always suggest to travelers not go on Market days, Thursdays, and Sundays.

In fact, this source of great clay is exactly what brought the legendary potter Ken Edwards to Guatemala in the 1990s where he established a ceramic studio.