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Going to the markets in Oaxaca I am always struck by how yellow the chickens are. Another puzzling chicken item to me is how and why the chickens in the market sit out on uncooled counters all day waiting to be the lucky ones chosen by some family to be taken home. I am guessing these chickens are …
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Taking it easy today. Slept/stayed in bed late. Hot showers, then a walk to a laid back coffee shop where we sat under the trees had our drinks and talked about a little of everything. Staying in our barrio we walked to a small health food store that features many organic products and other healthy …
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The caption of the feature image translates as, "Feet why do I need them if I have wings to fly?" I really like that quote. It suggests that imagination is one of our greatest assets, and our path to creating our reality. We were walking in some new to us areas the past two days. Among the things …
The tents in the zocalo from earlier this week were gone today. The teacher's protest is done for now. In its place today were hundreds of women in beautiful red dresses decorated with more bright colors. They were there to highlight the plight of women in Mexico where, reportedly about 10 women a …
In 2018 we were in Oaxaca. The zocalo, the hub of activity in the center of downtown was a forest of tents. This is purportedly not a rare event for Oaxaca due to its status as one of the poorest states in Mexico, and the willingness of ethnic groups and professionals to campaign for better living …
