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Art Museums and Galleries in Oaxaca, Mexico

When most visitors to Oaxaca think of Oaxacan art, the first thing that usually comes to mind is folk art; alebrijes (carved, fancifully painted wooden figures), barro negro (black pottery), tapetes (hand-made wool rugs), and other craft products. They d... Read >

Family and Culture in Shaping A Woman’s Decision to Return to her Zapotec Roots in Tlacolula, Oaxaca

Gloria Morales Pérez spent most of her life in Anaheim, California, living what for many Mexican immigrants is the American dream – hard work resulting in a lifestyle that included going to the show and for Chinese food on weekends, taking the children t... Read >

A Treatise on Slow Food and Mezcal in Oaxaca, Mexico: Plotting a True Course?

While Slow Food International has forged links with Los Danzantes, a combined restaurant and mezcal producer in the capital of the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, one must wonder if the alliance will be enough to abate Oaxaca’s swing toward fast food, an... Read >

In The Fields with a Pulque Producing Family in Oaxaca, Mexico

Juana and her husband Andrés can always be found selling pulque in the Sunday market at Tlacolula and in the Friday market at Ocotlán, both popular destinations for locals and tourists alike in Oaxaca. Often they’re accompanied by one of their children. J... Read >

Vivo Resorts: Puerto Escondido Comes of Age with Luxury Oceanfront Homes & Condos

Two-time Canadian Olympian and World Cup downhill champion Cary Mullen was recovering in Maui, Hawaii, from a ski accident. He began to ponder a prime location in the world to build an affordable beachfront community of homes and condominiums for people ... Read >

Overview of Barro Negro (Black Pottery) of San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca: Decorative Folk Art Form

The plastics revolution of the 1960s had a profound impact on the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca. Throughout the decade, a dramatic change occurred in the means of production employed by a segment of the indigenous Zapotec population: an industry based... Read >