Magical Monarchs: A Week In Mexico, March 2005 |
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A VISIT TO SAN JUAN XOCONOSCO AND SAN FELIPE |
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The next day we visited the
village of San Juan Xoconosco
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While there are shops in the
village, much of the commerce is conducted in temporary outdoor
shops
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We visited a women's cooperative
that makes baskets out of the needles of the fir trees, thus
preserving the trees themselves for the butterflies
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The quality of the crafts was
excellent and we were all happy to contribute to this example of
sustainable economics
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Dave modeled the latest in
basket headgear for us
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Recently there has been an
attempt to create a larger market for these baskets through the
development of a catalog and, of course, suggestions of an
internet-based business
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From the current world we took a
short visit to the past, stopping at one of the many pyramids in
Mexico
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The pyramid is approached from
the rear, which made for an unusual first perspective on it
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While not extremely high, the
steps were narrow
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But still, some people climbed to
the top to hear Rodrigo's lecture on the pyramid
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Others relied on the interpretive
signs in the area. . .
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and enjoyed the views from the
base of the structure
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