Artisans in the state of Querétaro could request up to 30 percent royalties for the commercial use of the traditional Lele and Dönxu dolls, after the recent declaration of protection of geographical indication of these artisanal pieces, reported the head of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), Santiago Nieto. This measure seeks to protect […]
Pulque of San Luis Potosí: living heritage of the desert and symbol of cultural resistance
A pulquera from Potosí recognizes that this ancestral drink today is undergoing a process of resignification that seeks to retake the historical role of women as guardians and disseminators of this culture. From the royal roads of the sixteenth century to the neighborhood pulquerías, pulque has marked the cultural and economic identity of San Luis Potosí. […]
With an offering of mezcal they ask permission from the ancestors to access Tomb 10 in Oaxaca
Authorities headed by the federal Secretary of Culture, Claudia Curiel, who asked permission from the ancestors with an offering of mezcal, yesterday went down to the 1,400-year-old mortuary enclosure recently discovered in the Etla Valley and which is considered the most important archaeological find in 10 years. Photo Jair Cabrera Oaxaca, Oax., The federal Secretary of […]