Mexico: Handcrafted Art, Southern Region (English and Spanish Edition)

Mexico Handcrafted art, South Region takes us on an adventure through thesouthern reaches of the country to explore a fascinating region that hasbecome a melting pot for three different cultures and which stretches fromthe Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, from Veracruz to Guerrero, fromOaxaca and Chiapas to Tabasco and Campeche, and from Yucatán to QuintanaRoo. It is also a place where the past has left its mark for posterity.Mexican culture is expressed every day in the way people dress, eat andcelebrate, as well as in the colors and textures they use. All of them arehandmade.This book offers readers a fascinating insight into this cultural fusion:Architectural Wonders looks at religious and civic constructions to take inthe eternal majesty of the pyramids and ceremonial centers and thepicturesque charm of colonial cities; the beauty of handcrafts that havewithstood the test of time, sometimes incorporating European influence andsometimes remaining unchanged; the splendor of local attire that underlinesethnic identities and expresses people’s character and conception of life,and finally the gastronomic delights of sweet and sour, the universe offlavors and fragrances that only the country’s finest cuisine can invoke.