19th edition of the Tunich Fair is live, online
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19th edition of the Tunich Fair is live, online

The Tunich Fair, a huge annual event that highlighted Yucatan’s craftsmanship in Dzityá, has returned in a safe, online format. After 19 years, the Mérida City Council was not about to let a pandemic end the massive artisanal showcase. In years past, more than 100 artisans from Michoacán, Guanajuato, Puebla and Veracruz joined local creators…

Residents in Dzityá, town famous for its handicrafts, force workshops to close

Residents in Dzityá, town famous for its handicrafts, force workshops to close

Can residents co-exist with Dzityá’s traditional artisan workshops? Or more precisely, can the established workshops survive the neighbors? Merida’s satellite city to the north, famous for its wood and stone vessels and carvings as well as its annual artisan fair, is finding out. An estimated 80 percent of the population of Dzityá depends, directly or…

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