Lamanai was created at the beginning of the 90’s as a promotional and sales project for Mexican folk art in the Caribbean, from Cancun to Belize. Pre-Columbian Art was originally a popular creation that had a specific social function, which has perhaps disappeared through time, yet the desire of the artists that create it, lingers on.

Improvisation, personality, feeling, and incredible human ability are the qualities that characterize these artists and artisans whose roots lay in Folk Art.

“One must have one’s feet firm, buried if necessary in native soil;
but one must also have ones eyes, ears, and mind open wide, exploring the horizons.”

Rufino Tamayo