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Agostin's wife Licha with catus covered with cochilla larvae for red dye

They raise sheep, but still buy more yarn. They doing some dyeing themselves.


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Mexican  Flag The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... [read more]
Blog: Hiking way, way down and way up! And way down and way up....
Date: March 20th 2012

Well, my feet may never be the same...I've counted about five blisters...but we had a fantastic time on the hikes. I do now know that my comfortable walking shoes are not good for hiking.... We left very early on Staurday morning, taking a taxi to the second class bus station, headed for Cuajimoloyas, and the start of the first day's hike. We arrived at 9:00, filled out a ... read more


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