The Dominican Route: Sixteenth-Century Stone and Devotion
After the conquest, Dominican friars raised stone churches and convents across Oaxaca that are still recognised by their vaults, their altarpieces and…
The Journal
A collection of cultural narratives, artisan chronicles, and culinary heritage from the heart of Oaxaca.
Monte Albán: A Zapotec City Across Three Hills
Monte Albán was the capital of an empire that ruled all of Oaxaca and parts of Guerrero, and it is now a…
Teotitlán del Valle: Weaving Wool, Dyeing with Cochineal
A pedal loom, sheep's wool and a red drawn from an insect, the cochineal. In Teotitlán del Valle these are the materials…
At the Oaxacan Table: Maize, Mole and Comal
In Oaxaca the table begins at the comal. On that flat, hot griddle the tortilla is made, and from the tortilla come…
Oaxaca's Ethnobotanical Garden, a Dominican Orchard Reborn
Behind the former convent of Santo Domingo lies a garden that was once an orchard. The Dominican friars used it as an…
HOW DID DAY OF THE DEAD ARISE?
THE CURRENT ALTARS / OAXACA Many may think that the offering of things at the altar is of pre-Hispanic origin, and it…
PREHISPANIC DAY OF THE DEAD
As mentioned in the previous post, the Day of the Dead is a celebration that dates back to pre-Columbian times. With the…
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