Welcome to our association
We are a Guatemalan NGO, located in the town of San Andrés Itzapa, Chimaltenango. We began in 1997 with the work of a group of Canadians from the PEDAL organization. And as a legacy to Guatemalan development, the Maya Pedal Association was established in 2001. We use parts from used bicycles to build Bicimachanas that we give to individuals and groups at subsidized prices. We support small self-sustainable projects in order to preserve or improve the environment, health, productivity and economy of families in rural areas.
Educational experiences
Share experiences through educational media, magazines, newspapers and others about pedal technology.
Self-sufficient technology
Be a self-sufficient technology without dependence on energy sources such as electricity, fossil fuels or industrial agricultural techniques.
We are friendly to the environment
Conservation of the Environment with good exercise for personal health
Original designs
Develop bicycle machine designs that meet the needs of the communities.
Develop production
the promotion and marketing of bicycle machines and the product generated with them, with the purpose of self-sustainability of both Maya Pedal and the benefited Groups.
Distribution
of bicycle machines that are used as a rural and domestic agroindustrial tool.
Raise awareness and educate
inform communities about the use of Pedal technology as an element of an eco-sustainable project.
Establish alliances
with national and international organizations that have similar objectives and the ability to transfer Technology to Pedal.
Contribute to the Economy
productivity, health and ecological environment of Peasant families.