Vintage 35mm photograph of a vibrant, sunlit Guatemalan market stand in Chichicastenango, overflowing with handwoven textiles and warm terracotta pottery, soft golden-hour light
Vintage 35mm photograph of a vibrant, sunlit Guatemalan market stand in Chichicastenango, overflowing with handwoven textiles and warm terracotta pottery, soft golden-hour light
Meet our weavers
Established 1986

From Chichicastenango to the wider world

Tomás and Rosa began TOPACA with a single wooden market stand. Today, we bridge traditional Mayan textile heritage with global wholesale partners across thirty-one countries.

Close-up of weathered hands arranging handwoven textiles on a rustic wooden table, warm outdoor daylight, 35mm film texture
Close-up of weathered hands arranging handwoven textiles on a rustic wooden table, warm outdoor daylight, 35mm film texture
An artisan weaving on a traditional backstrap loom in a sunlit courtyard in Sololá, surrounded by lush green foliage, soft indirect light
An artisan weaving on a traditional backstrap loom in a sunlit courtyard in Sololá, surrounded by lush green foliage, soft indirect light
Neatly folded stacks of vibrant terracotta and dusty rose Mayan fabrics inside a warm wooden workshop, soft side lighting highlighting the textile textures
Neatly folded stacks of vibrant terracotta and dusty rose Mayan fabrics inside a warm wooden workshop, soft side lighting highlighting the textile textures
Our Timeline

Thirty-eight years of slow growth

1986 — The Market Stand

A Chichicastenango foundation

Our story started amidst the incense and colors of Guatemala's most historic market. Tomás and Rosa gathered ancestral backstrap loom textiles from local family workshops, establishing our commitment to genuine Mayan craftsmanship.

2002 — Panajachel Base

A decentralized network

Moving our headquarters to Lake Atitlán allowed us to scale our export capacity without building a single factory. We established a community production model that keeps weavers in their own homes.

Present Day — Global Reach

Exporting to thirty-one nations

We now coordinate international logistics for over five hundred independent artisans. Every shipment carries the verifiable cultural lineage of Sololá, Chichicastenango, and Sacatepéquez.

Environmental portrait of a female Mayan weaver smiling warmly, sitting in her home courtyard with a backstrap loom, soft golden-hour lighting, warm earth tones
Environmental portrait of a female Mayan weaver smiling warmly, sitting in her home courtyard with a backstrap loom, soft golden-hour lighting, warm earth tones
Our Model

Decentralized community production

We do not operate centralized factories. Instead, our partners weave from their family tables and sunlit courtyards. This decentralized model preserves ancestral techniques and ensures fair wages return directly to the hands that weave.

By maintaining deep roots in Sololá and Chichicastenango, we provide global buyers with verifiable ethical partnerships. Every purchase directly sustains indigenous families and ancestral weaving traditions.

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Wholesale partnership opportunities

Sustain ancestral Mayan craftsmanship while offering your customers genuine cultural heritage.