A Tale of 2 Houses

On Friday I visited another post classic ruin "Zaachila". It has 2 tombs you can walk into. One with some great carvings on the walls. Lord 9 Flowers was buried here around 1200 with an assistant and several servants to make him comfy in the afterlife. All kinds of jade and turquoise masks were unearthed and sent to the INAH Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. While I was in one of the tombs, remember I was all alone, my cell phone said "LOSS OF SERVICE".

Almost a heart attack sums it up.

One of the tomb's entry door.
Here he is all dressed up on the back wall.
This is before my cell phone talked to me and scared me.
She's making my quesadilla with cheese and cilantro for 25 pesos. About $2. There is charcoal under the flat surface.
On Saturday we piled into cabs to visit the art school and paper factory of St. Augustin Etla.
Dinner on the roof with fellow teachers.
The Art School had a huge textile exhibit-a hand woven piece would cost about $4-5,000 if you paid for it by the hour.
This was an old fabric factory-redesigned and paid for by an artist who is from Oaxaca. It is a tradition of Oaxacanenos to give back after they make it good. We're seen this happen several times. The design and layout are magnificent-even the bathroom is fabulous-this wall has no glass in it and water is trickling down.
The ceramic artist Gustavo Perez is incredibly prolific and changes his "voice" constantly...here are some samples of his work.
After the tours of the paper factory and the art school we were invited back for lunch at Marietta's house. One whole wall is open-no glass, no screens, just a heavy duty shade to lower in case it rains too hard. Our fearless leader Stephanie in the white shirt enjoys dining on the terrace.