the tapete rug I bought from vida nueva

this rug was made by the women in the foto, violeta. it took her 3 weeks to make. the symbolism on the rug means protected community and the horizontal diamonds symbolize the emotional changes in day to day life.

incredible oaxaca and transition to independent study

April 16th 2007
We have been traveling around the state of Oaxaca for the last 3 weeks. We were in Oaxaca city for the first week, then we went into the mountains to stay in a village called Conulalpam. After that we came back to the city for a couple days before taking off for the coast of Oaxaca, to a beach town called Mazunte. At this moment I am back in San Cristobal, in Tierra Adentro in fact (where the ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Mazunte

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

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