2003 … Living Large amongst the Clouds

My artesanio banda began to disintegrate and go our separate ways (as bandas are wont to do), with some of us wanting to remain in Huajuapan, some of us wanting to head north to the coast, and some of us wanting to make our way into the mountains to the northwest. I chose to remain with the latter group, and arrived shortly thereafter in the scintillating mountain city of Huautla de Jimenenz …

“In Mexico you have death very close. That’s true for all human beings because it’s a part of life, but in Mexico, death can be found in many things.” ~ Gael Garcia Bernal