OAXACA MARKET WELCOMES YOU BACK

WE HAVE BEEN ON THE WEB SINCE 1996 AND WERE DOWN AWHILE DUE TO HURRICANE KATRINA
AND THE LOSS OF MY WIFE JANET WHO LOVED OACAXA WITH ALL HER HEART AND SOUL
WE FIRST WENT TO OAXACA IN 1973 AND FOUND A PLACE OF BEAUTY, MAGIC AND TRADEGY
CHECK OUT OUR SISTER SITE ABOUT THE PROPOSED GULF OF MEXICO SCENIC HIGHWAY

WITH THE TRADEGY OF THE VIOLANCE OF THE DRUG CARTELS AND THE ENDLESS 'DRUG WAR', THE ONGOING DEBATE OVER IMMIGRATION REFORM AND GLOBAL WARMING,

WHY DON'T WE, US AMERICANS, AND OTHER RICH COUNTRIES BUY MORE INDIGENOUS HANDICRAFTS AND PRODUCTS -
THEREBY HELPING MEXICANS TO ENGAGE IN THEIR ANCIENT CRAFTS INSTEAD OF GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE LUCRATIVE DRUG TRADE AND ALSO GIVING THEM A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE SO THAT THEY CAN STAY HOME AND MAKE A DECENT LIVING

WHICH ALSO HELPS PREVENT THE DEFORESTATION OF THE LAST OF NORTH AMERICA'S TROPICAL FORESTS, SUCH AS THE CHIMALAPA, OAXACA

SO IMPORTANT IN REGARDS TO GLOBAL WARMING BECAUSE THESE FORESTS ARE PART OF THE LUNGS OF THE WORLD THAT TURN CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) INTO OXYGEN

Teotitlan del Valle Museum

Below is a sample of some of the amazing
work done by the weavers of Teotitlan from the
photo archives of the museum
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Please check our indigenous products link that strives to list the best online resources so that you can help support these ancient cultures and their forests


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