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    With each day comes the surprise and revelation of a new learning. This day was fun at the market. A strange man arrived, in Girls grow up learning the traditions of thread weaving, making necklaces, belts, bracelets and other accessories. They sell these to family, neighbors, visitors and passers-by. Boys learn to tend the fields. They are born here, grow up here, and will pass away here. This is their life, their tradition. It is what is expected. by: gcmfoto Views[734] Set in their ways, traditions guide their path. The people of these towns carry as much wonder about them as their way of life and traditions. Taking a peak at their life is like looking through a mirror into another time. by: gcmfoto Views[505] Village girls stand in the doorstep to their house. Wonder upon their faces, beauty in their eyes; they speak a local native language that can only be learned when growing up in this mystical town. by: gcmfoto Views[825] Tucked in the Mexican highlands are two towns so magical that they have been able to stop time. The road to San Cristobal de las Casas takes you through mist filled valleys and canyons, oftentimes a life risking adventure. The rewards upon arrival are plenty, like those of traveling through time. by: gcmfoto Views[636]
     

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    Saturday, 29 Jun 2013 | Photo Gallery

    The world appears to evolve at different speeds. Caught in the mire of smartphones, 30 mbs internet, the latest flic, the coolest gadgets, and the newest thingamajig that marketers will convince us to buy, we often forget to see that some people simply ... Read more >
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