Archive for February, 2015
Visit to Huichol Village in Mexico
by Elaine on Feb.19, 2015, under Blog Posts
Welcome to the Huichol Village: Centro Ecoturistico, Tawexikta Lugar del Sol, Bienvenidos.
A group of seven fibre artists toured a Huichol community north of Tepic. We woke early and left Lo de Marcos at 7 am. We drove to Tepic for breakfast and then continued north from there to a hydro electric dam on a lake where we caught a small motor boat to the village.
The Dam
The boat awaits our arrival to take us to the Village
The Village
The old mixed with the new...new bricks, new roof, Coca Cola signs
We visited the school children
Artisanias setting up their beautiful beadwork and yarn paintings.
A Cleansing ceremony performed by the Shaman
A dancing ceremony with handmade musical instruments
Everyone together...dancers, artisans, Shaman, Musician, and tour participants
Peyote, a symbol of the Huichol people, grows in a garden.
Soon it was time to return to our home after a delightful day in the Huichol Village.
We had a delicious meal served at the small restaurant with a tour of accommodation just in case we would like to return and spend a longer time in the Huichol Village. And then we got into our little boat and returned to civilization. This was an extraordinary as well as, delightful, time for all of us.
Adios lovely people!
