Artisans in the village of Teotitlan del Valle, in southern Mexico, have been weaving rugs as their ancestors have for centuries. Found just east of Oaxaca City off the main road to popular archeological sites of Yagul and Mitla and just a little past El Tule, the giant super cypress tree, Teotitlan del Valle is […]
Santa Maria del Tule
Discovering Chia Pets in Santa Maria del Tule
While visiting Oaxaca, Mexico in August, I was delighted to discover a table of Chia Pets made by a local potter. I had headed to Santa Maria del Tule to visit the famed tree on my way to explore Mitla. El Tule, as it is known, is a Montezuma cypress and this particular one has […]