Sn. Juan Tetitlan is a Nahua village dedicated to weaving palm baskets called tenates. There are still elderly women that wear a type of indigenous blouse and skirt. The town is near San Jose Miahuatlan. Bob Freund 7/20/06
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The church
Tenates and palm mats are woven by many people in the town, it is its primary industry, They do not paint the palm but use palm aged in different ways to get the color contrast.