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19 Mar Traveling Vertically Rather than Horizontally

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The Guelaguetza is a big celebration - similar to Mardi Gras, Carnival, or Holi in other parts of the world. It actually originated hundreds of years ago as a harvest celebration, honoring the Mexica god of maize, Centéotl. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The Guelaguetza (from the Zapotec word for cooperation or sharing, Guelaguedzaa) is an annual event in which delegations representing the regions and ethnic groups of Oaxaca State each perform their variation of this folkloric dance and celebrate their cultural heritage. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The main event is usually preceded by the mezcal and mole fairs as well as other cultural events; among these events are the delegations’ Calenda parades through the city’s historic center.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Oaxaca City continues to draw us closer as we get to know it better. On this last visit, we stumble upon the Calenda parades leading up to one of Oaxaca’s most anticipated cultural events - the Guelaguetza.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Presenting the new grill before painting.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Welding the mesh to the frame.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Looking back on one of our least expensive and most stylish modifications - the $40 grill.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Snack time, Chihuahua.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Laundry day in the Sierra Tarahumara.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A Tarahumara (Rarámuri) family tends to their bean field in the northern state of Chihuahua. In this image, the man is wearing western clothing while the woman is wearing more traditional clothes.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The Maya town of Chicanná was built between 600 and 830 CE and it was named after its most important building, the House of the Serpent Mouth. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I always think that art is a form of sacrifice. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Stelea in Calakmul, Campeche.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This is what’s known as the Petén-Veracruz moist forest that runs from Southern Mexico into to the Peten region of Guatemala, and Belize. It’s the largest rainforest north of Colombia and it’s the same rainforest in which we met the Lacandon Maya in Chiapas. Life everywhere you look.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Bursera simaruba, commonly referred to as gumbo-limbo - or mulato where we are. This tree has several medicinal applications and can alleviate gout, inflammation, and rashes.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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From the Campeche coast we head inland toward Calakmul, home of the mysterious Snake Kings. We’re close to the Guatemalan border and the heat is mind-boggling.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And then you leap ... fall into what you cannot see but know exists. Feel the essence of the unknown around you and move forward into the unnknowing, into the possibility, letting the air hold you perfectly still, weightless in space. Feel the unfettered existence, without control, without resisting. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Stop. Wherever you are. Breathe in this moment. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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