on the far end of the narrow canyon up towards Tierra Colorada
Mixteco glyphs in Apoala's library picturing the
birth of the Mixteco when two trees intertwined
by the riverside and spawned the first Mixteco people
Spanish moss and cactus steepness
Gathered seeds to bead into jewelry
Sabina and Talia around the fire on a chilly night
Apoala has a modest eco tourism infrastructure,
here is their cafeteria
No end of rocks to climb
Stella pilfering the fire logs
Talia wasted after a hike to the waterfall
Stella emerging from the vapor
Subterranean water is born in Apoala in a cave and
gains force as it heads downstream. The Mixteca region,
in which Apoala sits, is famous for awful soils and alarming
out-migration. Apoala's abundant water is the exception to the rule.
A remarkable campground
Tailgate party in the early morn - coffee not beer
Apoala's municipal building - the mayor gave us
permission to use their compressor to fix our flat tire
We were invited to play basketball. Brian towered
over them; Daniel fit in a bit better.
1 comment:
These are remarkable shots of Santiago Apoala. I was in the Oaxaca area last year and wasn't able to go, but hope to. For reasons that would take a while to explain, I would be interested to know where the canyon shown in the picture is located in relation to the valley as a whole. I imagine it's on the West end of the valley? And that giant standalone cliff seen in the distance in this shot:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_klDm-0mCWsA/SUPcQNr9CrI/AAAAAAAAAXA/J01nElaWC0M/s1600-h/IMG_2758.jpg
Do you know what direction roughly that standalone cliff faces? Another way to ask is: from the vantage of the person taking that picture, is the cliff in the distance downstream or upstream? And downstream leads down into the valley of Apoala, right? Thanks for any help on this. Great pictures, especially of the small tree in the middle of the rocky river in that picture noted above.
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