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There is little left in the town of traditional dress , a few older womn wearing the now traditional blouse, apron and skirt.
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It is interesting since only a few miles down the road isOapan , which has many people that continue to wear traditional costume.
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We passed through during a rain storm and only stopped on the way back.
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Flooded street on the way through town.
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The church was well maintained as was the cultural roots of these resilient Nahuatl speakers.
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These hammocks are not made in the town , merchants from another (unknown) town bring them to sell here.
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I can imagine that this weave comes from fishing nets originally.
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Presentation of the hammocks for sale in town.
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This man told me such an interesting story about how the 32 Nahua villages resisted the building of a dam that would have covered the town. It was obvious that this resistance to authority was one of the greatest moments in his life. He told me that the authorities would "kill us like dogs" and how could they thing of covering the "muertitos" the ancestors buries there under water. To him it was inconceivable.
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Three generations
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The unpaved portion of town 2009.
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Old style adobe home with a thatched roof.
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The new bridge that will make access to the village much easier than crossing the stream that runs into the Rio Balsas.
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A back yard garden.
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Another bamboo, adobe and thatched roof home next to a newer house made of concrete blocks.
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