Jungle Macrame Necklace - Made at Tikal Ruins in Guatemala 

    $65.00

When travelling around Guatemala this year, I visited the Tikal Maya Ruins in the jungle. It was a magical place, the mysterious ruins are deep inside the jungle far from any city. Every time I looked up into the trees I would see exotic birds, parrots, toucans and Howler monkeys, among many other creatures we ran into. I went with my friend Vanessa, whom I had met weeks before up at the Atitlan lake. We were so impressed by Tikal and having such a good time, I definitely felt at home in the jungle, I felt strongly attracted to it and didn’t want to leave, that we ended up staying to sleep right there. We found a safe spot, ate some fruits, and went to sleep. We woke up very late at night  because it had started drizzling and were very cold out there in the open, bugs were biting us all over, and it was too dark to move (we didn’t have a flashlight or anything because we hadn’t come prepared for this)! I know, risky..crazy…well we surivived and it was an amazing experience. We were woken up by the strong howls of the howling monkey, sure enough, the day was arriving. We saw the sun rise from the top of one huge pyramid, it was overwhelming. We spent the day exploring the jungle, feeling so in touch with it. I was very impressed by this huge trees, whose wonderful roots decorated a complete hill, making a natural ladder around it. I started knotting right after and this necklace is what came out.  It was created  with green leafs made of mother of pearl, small round unakite stones, and a cool brown seed that I found in Guatemala but I haven’t identified it yet, and the macramé design depicts the harmonious intertwining of roots and branches in the jungle. 

To clasp the necklace insert the acai seeds (from the Amazon) into the bead opening.  The necklace can be washed with gentle soap and a soft brush.  It can be used in water since all of its materials are water resistant.