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| First, a visit to the church |
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| With Nisa, visiting exchange student from Australia, exploring her roots from her Mayan father |
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| In the church, Easter flowers abound |
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| Also along for the trip, friend Alice from Australia, and Norma from Mexico City |
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| Again, in front of the Zapotec inscriptions preserved in the front wall of the church |
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| And behind the church, the Archeological zone |
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| My favorite place to eat, the marketplace |
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| The unique tostadas, bendable and delicious |
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| Vast combinations of juices available |
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| The marketplace is both indoors and outside |
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| preserved in the town museum |
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| Centuries of weaving in Teotitlan! |
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| Celebrations can be elaborate and very colorful |
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| Costumes are much appreciated, and costumers get parking privileges .... |
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| For handcrafted weavings and fabric creations of all kinds, Teotitlan is shopping paradise |
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| I bought two rugs myself, this one now in my small living room |
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| And this smaller rug landed in my bedroom |
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| Nisa offered to carry the two rugs back to the weaving farm where we were staying, and Jose, the rug weaver, showed her how to properly turn her scarf into a head carrying donut. |
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| Almost ready for the plastic wrapped rugs |
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| Viva Mexico! |
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| More shopping, this time right in the marketplace |
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| We caught the beginning of an Easter Week procession, this one representing Jesus entering the tomb, before the resurrection. |
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| Santos usually in the church and temporarily placed in the rug draped sanctuary, then head up the procession around town and back to the church |
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| There was a great deal of bell ringing during my 4 day stay, including two days of calling out firefighters |
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| Watermelons at the marketplace |
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| I got a start on a nice 36 inch Ojo de Dios |
To see photos of the Dixza rug weaving and organic farm I stayed at? Check out the farm's Instagram page
HERE. Like to stay there yourself? Check out their
AirBnB page. Highly recommended!
Comments and feedback much appreciated!
Jay
