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Teotihuacan – Cactus and Obsidian
This past Thursday we went to the Teotihuacan pyramids just outside Mexico City. This woman explained how the Teotihuacan people used a cactus to make paper, soap and for sewing (the point of cactus is extremely sharp). Then she want on to talk about obsidian – it’s various uses – and gave Julie a massage…
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Sunday on the Paseo de la Reforma
Paseo de La Reforma is a major boulevard that goes through the centre of Mexico City. On Sunday it is closed to car traffic so that cyclists can use it. We went over there and then had a drink in the Terrace Bar of the St Regis Hotel (one of many suggestions from Danielle and…
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Mexico City – Wandering Around
I parked the truck – had a few plants to sell and well – things got a bit carried away. I couldn’t get into the truck anymore but I found this super-convenient place to take a nap. Here is a very short clip of a virtuoso Traffic Policeman: TRAFFIC POLICE. Finally a clip of wandering…
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Making Pottery
The last stop in Teotihuacan Valley was a women’s pottery-making cooperative run by these two women: The women live in a compound with various apartments that they have had built. Their tools for making pottery are very basic: a corn cob, some rubber, a coconut shell etc. They don’t have a wheel – just a…
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Weaving Cooperative
Traditionally women stayed at home and cooked for the family but a number of women started cooperatives in the Teotihuacan Valley. In some cases this was because the men had left to try to find a better life in the US leaving the women behind. In this video the cooperative of women is within a…
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