A skein of yarn waiting to be woven…
Agave blossoms reaching for the sky…
Ceramic sculpture of a Tehuana by Fran Garcia Vásquez.
Ooops, a broken arm! It seems appropriate that my only casualty from the 8.2 earthquake depicts a woman from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec — the region where some of the most severe damage in the state of Oaxaca occurred. However, like the people she represents, she is strong, proud, and healing will happen.
If you want to help the victims of the September 7 earthquake, please see my previous post. If you do, reward yourself by watching last night’s benefit at the Guelaguetza Auditorium, Oaxaca Corazón. And, if you don’t, perhaps this spectacular concert will encourage you to donate to earthquake relief.
This all-star event, organized in less than a week by Lila Downs and Susana Harp, will have tears falling — I guarantee it!
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View From Casita Colibrí 
Thanks for posting the concert. I love your blog and Oaxaca. My parents first took me there when I was a teenager. I’m 65 now and have been back several times throughout the decades. Went to a cooking class there back in 2003. Wonderful. Have a rug woven by one of the masters you featured a couple of months ago. Would love to return some day. Love the regional cuisines of Mexico.
Meanwhile, I want to donate to the earthquake-relief effort, if I can figure out how from the United States.
Best wishes to you and thanks again for your lovely photos and comments about the land you love.
Bernadette
Bernadette, Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope one of the sites I posted words for you as a way to donate to the relief efforts from the USA. AND I hope you find a way to return to this magical place!
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Yes, mis amigos Porfirio Gutierrez and his sister Juana!