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The Best Attractions In San Bartolo

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San Bartolo is the Spanish name for Saint Bartholomew. In Spanish speaking countries it is often used as part of placenames, including: San Bartolo Coyotepec, in Oaxaca, Mexico San Bartolo Soyaltepec, in Oaxaca, Mexico San Bartolo Tutotepec, in Hidalgo, Mexico San Bartolo Yautepec, in Oaxaca, Mexico San Bartolo, Totonicapán, in Guatemala San Bartolo near Tikal in Guatemala San Bartolo District, in the Lima Province, Peru San Bartolo, Veraguas, Panama
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The Best Attractions In San Bartolo

  • 1. State Museum of Popular Art San Bartolo
    Oaxaca , officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca , is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, make up the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 570 municipalities, of which 418 are governed by the system of usos y costumbres with recognized local forms of self-governance. Its capital city is Oaxaca de Juárez. Oaxaca is located in Southeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Guerrero to the west, Puebla to the northwest, Veracruz to the north, Chiapas to the east. To the south, Oaxaca has a significant coastline on the Pacific Ocean. The state is best known for its indigenous peoples and cultures. The most numerous and best known are the Zapotecs and the Mixtecs, but there are sixteen that are officially recognized. These cultures have survived ...
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  • 2. Mitla San Pablo Villa De Mitla
    Mitla is the second most important archeological site in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico, and the most important of the Zapotec culture. The site is located 44 km from the city of Oaxaca. in the upper end of the Tlacolula Valley, one of the three that form the Central Valleys Region of the state. The archeological site is within the modern municipality of San Pablo Villa de Mitla. While Monte Albán was most important as the political center, Mitla was the main religious center. The name Mitla is derived from the Nahuatl name Mictlán, which was the place of the dead or underworld. Its Zapotec name is Lyobaa, which means “place of rest.” The name Mictlán was Hispanicized to Mitla by the Spanish. However, what makes Mitla unique among Mesoamerican sites is the elaborate and intricate mos...
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  • 3. Tule Tree Santa Maria Del Tule
    El Árbol del Tule is a tree located in the church grounds in the town center of Santa María del Tule in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, approximately 9 km east of the city of Oaxaca on the road to Mitla. It is a Montezuma cypress , or ahuehuete . It has the stoutest trunk of any tree in the world. In 2001, it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites.
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  • 6. Porfirio Gutierrez Teotitlan Del Valle
    Porfirio Gutierrez is a Mexican artisan and advocate specializing in the weaving traditions of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. He comes from a long line of traditional Zapotec weavers, and the family still is dedicated to this art. Although Gutierrez grew up with the craft and worked looms starting at age 12; at age 18, he went to work in the United States, staying for ten years. Upon returning to Oaxaca, he rediscovered his heritage and the importance of weaving and has since worked to create and promote the making of wool rugs using traditional materials and techniques. In particular he promotes the use of natural dyes, in which his sister Juana specializes. Gutierrez divides his time between Oaxaca and California, not only to sell his family’s wares but also to speak and research about w...
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