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2007 Oaxaca Trip -
Teotitlan del Valle
&
Mitla
There are fine
woven rugs made in this village and numerous families dedicated
to that production. Some are better know than others and it’s
nice to visit family home studios to see the process of how they
are made as some still use the old fashion techniques of carting
their own wool, spinning it, dying it with natural colors and
finally weaving on fine solid wooden loom structures.
Candle Making
Teotitlan del Valle
Altar in private
home
After we went and
visited the family of weavers we met them at the graveyard to
celebrate the returning of the souls back to the graves.
Graveyard with
Families
Mitla Archaeological site
The architectural features here are unique in comparison to the
rest of the sites of the valley and that’s based on the elegance
with which it was built. The building technique was accomplished
using independently carved stone mosaics, interlocking them into
the walls like a jig saw puzzle without any mortar in between
and painted in beautiful colors.
Mitla Archaeological
Site
Santiago Matatlan
This village near Mitla is the world capital of Mezcal.
This is where most
of that liquor is made and on the short drive you can see fields
and fields of agaves growing for that purpose.
Santiago Matatlan
Fabulous Restaurant
outside of Oaxaca City
Kim played with Tony
and his daughter
Marietta Bernstorff
welcomed us to Oaxaca
The Group that met
us in Oaxaca for the show and tours
Kim photographing at
the
Manuel Alvarez Bravo Photography Center
Academic Tours in Oaxaca
Academic Tours in Oaxaca is a boutique tour company specializing
in quality programs custom designed to suit individual or group
interests. Our main goal is to have each traveler leave with a
greater understanding and appreciation of Oaxaca's famous
cultural heritage, spiritual traditions and most importantly
contemporary community life; for the true heart of Mexico, are
its people.
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