A walk in the clouds

by Tiara Aponte (Canada)

Mexico

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A shy Zapotec girl on her rooftop in Santa María Temaxcalapa, Sierra Norte of Oaxaca.
A shy Zapotec girl on her rooftop in Santa María Temaxcalapa, Sierra Norte of Oaxaca.
Adobe houses perched on the hills of Santa María Temaxcalapa in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca. Atop the hill and surrounded by clouds is the town's cementery.
Adobe houses perched on the hills of Santa María Temaxcalapa in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca. Atop the hill and surrounded by clouds is the town's cementery.
Walking the narrow pedestrian streets of Temaxcalapa, enjoying the traditional adobe constructions.
Walking the narrow pedestrian streets of Temaxcalapa, enjoying the traditional adobe constructions.
Abuelita Emiliana in her dark kitchen making the masa for the traditional Tlayudas.
Abuelita Emiliana in her dark kitchen making the masa for the traditional Tlayudas.
Abuelita Emiliana's plantain trees outside her kitchen window. A fan made out of guajolote (turkey) feathers to help clear out the fire smoke.
Abuelita Emiliana's plantain trees outside her kitchen window. A fan made out of guajolote (turkey) feathers to help clear out the fire smoke.