About Trova Imports

Trova Imports is dedicated to the indigenous people of Latin America. Our mission is to reinforce the economy of indigenous people in Latin America by bringing their art and traditions, known both for their beauty and quality, to prominence world wide.

Trova was started in 2005 when Blake Smith, the founder, loaded his 1976 Volkswagen bus with the bare essentials and drove from Austin, Texas to Merida, Yucatan. In his travels, he hit a buzzard, broke the accerator cable in Tampico on the VW, and met the beautiful Mayan people who shared their 3,000 year old tradition of hammock weaving. After a week long ventur of establishing relationships, he loaded his bus with hammocks and headed back to Austin. It was the first time customs had seen a Volkswagen bus go through the X-ray machine in the midst of 18-wheelers. This was just the beginning of the story for Trova. Since then, Trova has been on more adventures and met more beautiful artisans who need help getting their product to the international market.

Trova is dedicated to sharing experiences about economies of indigenous communities in Latin America. We hope to help preserve the art, culture and traditions by preserving the artwork and hand-made products of indigenous communities.Our desire is to provide the comfortable and beautiful products possible with 5 star customer service. This is a family run business; and every order and every customer is treated with the same personal service. When you contact Trova Imports for information or to place an order you will almost always be dealing with an owner of the company, ensuring that you will receive knowledgeable help and personal service. In a world of "big box" stores and faceless corporate entities, your experience of Trova Imports will, I hope, be as pleasant as dropping into a neighborhood shop.

Be on the lookout for more of Trova's products as the company carries new merchandise and offers various services.

Thank you for your support while Trova grows and small communities in Latin America prosper.

Sincerly,

Blake Smith