Cuetzalan, Puebla the municipal center of a large number of Nahua villages. This gallery has many pictures from market day and the Festival in October. Home - Group page - The collection - Bobs Top-11 - cool Textiles - Comments © 2003 Bob Freund All Rights Reserved

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Another composite, every village has a slight variation on the style of the blouse.

A textile vendor’s goods in the market on Sunday, plan to browse, look carefully you will find local pepper, coffee, vanilla, exotic flowers and textiles of all sorts.

BLouse from nearby village for sale in Sunday market.

Oct 4 is the Festival of Huipil and Coffee, there is a beauty contest, each village selects a contestant. They must make a discourse in Nahua. Most contestants are 14-16 years old and they are very beautiful. The winner is carried by the judges through th

The festival corresponds with the Saints day and this is part of the procession , traditional dancers proceed the Saint in the street. The wax ornaments are ornate, every village has a specialist in these decorative offerings.