Tag: Oaxaca

UPDATED: Mexico Earthquake (Central and Southern) Relief Efforts and Links to Donate

Mexico Earthquake via ICF

UPDATED (as of Sept 22, 2017) On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, another powerful earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hit the central area of Mexico, centered around Mexico City / Puebla area. More than 230 people have died including several children. Rescuers…

Oaxacan Weaver Receives Invite to Artist Leadership Program at Smithsonian Institute

Meet Porfirio Gutiérrez, a native of Oaxaca, Mexico who spends his time between Ventura, CA and Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca. He and his family are masters of traditional Zapotec weaving and are among the last few artisans who posses the…

Real Heroes of Mexico: Meet Gina Machorro of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

A year in review, meet the 2013 Real Heroes of Mexico: Gina Machorro Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca “Gina Machorro, has been dubbed “The Information Goddess” of Puerto Escondido as she created and has been maintaining (from her own resources) a public…

The Real Heroes of Mexico: Meet Julieta Villacaña Cárdenas of Oaxaca

From The Mexico Report’s “2013 Real Heroes of Mexico”, meet Julieta Villacaña Cárdenas Oaxaca, Oaxaca Website: http://www.huboaxaca.org/ “Julieta is a hero. To see her at eight months pregnant, waddling from social project to social project, you do not question her dedication,…

Exclusive Day of the Dead Experience in Oaxaca

Discover Oaxaca Tours Offers Exclusive Day of the Dead Trip Travelers get up close and personal with local customs and traditions in Oaxaca, Mexico Discover Oaxaca Tours, a travel company specializing in intimate, hand-crafted tours, is offering an exclusive trip…

La Mexicana: Female Icons in Mexican Culture

Oaxacan Women in traditional Calenda photo © The MEXICO Report

Denver businessman Luis Abarca’s commitment to the arts and culture of his homeland has produced one of the area’s largest private collections of Mexican fine and folk art.  Art from the Abarca Family Collection will be on display September 13-December…