Cancun, Quintana Roo

Teachers and students at CECYTE Technical School.

Merida, YucatanAntonio Ucan-Uc, Maya elder at Hacienda Sotuta de Peon sisal (henequen) plantation.

Father and child near Hacienda Sotuta de Peon.

Campeche, CampecheTeresa, at Xpicob’sturtle conservation camp.

Luisa and her daughters, selling pitahaya (dragon fruit) at a stand along the road.

San Cristobal de las Casas, ChiapasBrisa and Esmeralda, at the Center of Maya Medicine.

One of the medicinal plants, lengua de vaca(cow’s tongue).

San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas

Lacandon man, at Na Bloom Research Center.

San Juan Chamula and San Lorenzo Zinacantan, Chiapas

Tzotzil women of San Juan Chamula.

Tzotzil women of Zinacantan, renowned for their colorful textiles of elaborate designs.

Amatenango del Valle, Chiapas

Cecilia, Tzeltal potter, at work. The women of this village are renowned potters. Cecilia fashioned this dove from a lump of clay in thirty minutes!

Oaxaca, OaxacaSergio Beltran (left), Universidad de la Tierra, “Alternatives to Education.”

Recycled container gardening on the roof top (unitierra.org and corrugated.org).

Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca

Pastora, Zapotecweaver of Teotitlan del Valle. This village is renowned for its colorful rugs and tapestries.

Veracruz, VeracruzElizabeth and family; the father is a principal at Escuela Secundaria27.“El Rey” (The King), colossal stone head from the ancient Olmec people of San Lorenzo, Veracruz.

Xico, VeracruzA young boy, all dressed up for the festivities honoring the local patron, Santa Maria Magdalena.

A girl riding her horse during the festivities.

Tlapanala, PueblaThe women of Tlapanala Recycling Cooperative. Most of the men in this village have migrated to find work elsewhere; the women are left to care for the rest of the family.

Mexico City, D.F.Security guards/soldiers at the National Palace.

Ballet Folklórico, National Dance Troop of Mexico; www.balletamalia.com.mx.

Mexico City, DF.The many faces of Mexicans; of Mexico’s population of 109 million, about 60% are mestizos (person of mixed indigenous and Spanish ancestry). Mexican children visiting Chapultepec Castle.