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Discuenta: Shopping Smart in Oaxaca

Hay una discuenta? Is there a discount? I often ask, and find that a shop keeper could offer from 10-20% discount if I pay with cash and don’t use a credit card. Credit cards are a hassle for … more →

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Discuenta: Shopping Smart in Oaxaca — 2 comments

ValleyGirl wrote 1 month ago: Hay una discuenta? Is there a discount? I often ask, and find that a shop keeper could offer from 1 … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca travel, Travel & Tourism, cost of huipil, embroidered dresses, Juichitan, Oaxaca bargain shopping, Oaxaca discount shopping, Oaxaca great prices

Graduation Fiesta at the Elementary School

ValleyGirl wrote 1 month ago: We walked up to the Presa (reservoir) that day, it was a Friday, very early before it got too hot, a … more →

Tags: Cultural Commentary, Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca travel, Teotitlan del Valle, Travel & Tourism, cultural traditions of Mexico, dances of Oaxaca, Danza de Flor de Pina, Guelaguetza Oaxaca

Sewing Lesson: Making a Huipil From Indigenous Cloth — 1 comment

ValleyGirl wrote 5 months ago: I’m in love with the book, Taller Flora by Carla Fernandez. In it she describes the various ways … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, backstrap loom, coastal Mixtec village of Huazotitlan, dress, Huipil, huipil cost, indigenous clothing, Natural dyes, Oaxaca

Cochineal: A Very Short Story of "RED"

ValleyGirl wrote 5 months ago: Wars have been waged, tributes paid, and civilizations overturned because of cochineal. Cochineal i … more →

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca rug weaving and natural dyes, bug in the rug, cochineal dyes, cochineal parasite, cost of cochineal, Natural dyes, Oaxaca rugs, short history of cochineal

Tapestry Traditions & Textures by Tricia Goldberg

ValleyGirl wrote 5 months ago: Tricia Goldberg first met Federico Chavez, his son Eric and daughter Janet, in April 2007, when they … more →

Tags: Cultural Commentary, Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca rug weaving and natural dyes, Teotitlan del Valle, Teotitlan women, American Tapestry Alliance, Calfiornia Museum of Quilts and Textiles, Federico Chavez family weavers, parade of the baskets

Pigtails, Ribbons & Aprons: Las Abuelas

ValleyGirl wrote 7 months ago: Las Abuelas (Ah-bway-lahz), the grandmothers, come together at Teotitlan market every morning to sho … more →

Tags: Cultural Commentary, Teotitlan del Valle, Teotitlan women, mandil, Oaxaca baskets, Oaxaca grandmothers, Oaxaca women, Teotitlan market, Tlacalula market


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