El Tejidador Mejor

This guy is know as the best weaver in the town of weavers. He has been weaving (with a small loom) since her was six years old. Here he is on a large loom and making a very sophisticated pattern in a tapete.

Oaxaca with Donzetta - En Via (cont.)

April 2nd 2012
As promised there are more photos of our excursion with En Via to the surrounding pueblos. I did get the name of the first pueblo. It is Tlacochahuaya...no wonder I couldn't remember it. Now I am being taught to say it. I'm not sure how long that will take. The pictures in this entry are of the pueblo of Teotitlan de Valle, a little bit easier to say and to remember. This pueblo is famo ... 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

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