Oaxaca with Donzetta

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Hello All,

I have some beautiful pictures to share from saturday and sunday. Saturday, Envia took a group from ICO (Instituto Cultural Oaxaca) to a couple of pueblos to talk with the women to whom the school has given loans that are funded by the tour fees and donations. One city, Teotitlan de Valle, is known for its beautiful weaving of tapete (small wool carpets), bags and other woven items. We visited 3 different businesses there. The other city that we visited was a very complicated indian name that starts with a "T". There were 3 businesses also, one group of women sold fish, one group sowed very beautiful full aprons and the 3rd group had a small business that sold items of need and a few other things. It was wonderful to see how the school has provided no-interest loans to these women in order to improve the communities. The school has made several hundred loans in several communities around Oaxaca and is expanding into other communities. I think that it is a wonderful work.

I have so many pictures that I will stop today with these....more to come.

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Photos

Entrada a la Plaza de la Iglesia
This is the entrance to the church plaza. All of the town activities occur in the church plaza.

La Iglesia en "T"
This is the front entrance into the courtyard of the church. All of the town activities happen in this courtyard.

Despues de la Misa
This is the people coming from church. They have a tradition of bringing flowers to the church and then taking them to the grave of the deceased at the one year anniversary of the death.

Adentro la Iglesia
This is a side area inside the church. This is one of the only churches where the indios have decorated the inside of the churches with their art rather than the gold decoration of the spanish

Otra Area Adentro
Another side area inside the church.

El altar principio
This is the main altar

Un organo de Alemania
This is an organ from Germany. It came somewhere around the 17th century.

Vendedora de Pescado
This lady in one of a group of 3 women that sell fish.

Los Canadienses
These are the members of our tour group this morning (minus me, the picture taker). All are orginally from Canada. Two are ex-pats that live in Mexico.

Un aborrote con comedor
This group has a small store with necessities and a small dining room for selling food.