Barro Negro

Saturday Tours

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June 11th 2006
Friends, Today we had the opportunity to tour a few small pueblos just outside of Oaxaca City. We met at the INstituto Cultural Oaxaca where we departed shortly after 9am. Our first stop of the day was San Bartolo Coyotepec, a village famous for its barro negro (black pottery) not so different from Santa Clara and San Ildefonso pottery in New Mexico. Upon arriving in the quaint village we w ... read more

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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