Originally from the Oaxacan coast, the chilena is a dance ... Hernández is an artist and she chooses to dress in the traditional clothing of her region in daily life, as a way of preserving ...

Women wear traditional huipil ... [the] beauty in their clothes. From that moment, I decided it was time to know everything I [possible] about traditions in Oaxaca. The iguana has been an icon ...

Every July, the women of Oaxaca, Mexico, prepare for Guelaguetza, a festival that celebrates the Mexican state’s Indigenous culture. On top of wearing the traje, the traditional clothing ...

The Tehuana dress, originating from Oaxaca, Mexico ... and part poncho — and 100% part of Mexico’s traditional clothing for centuries. Historically donned by farmers and shepherds in higher ...

My walk there takes me past Santo Domingo, the baroque church that serves as the central hub of downtown Oaxaca, and past street vendors hawking huipiles (traditional clothing) and Styrofoam cups ...

But in Mexico, many quickly saw similarities between that dress and the traditional garb of the Mazatec people of the Oaxaca state. It wasn’t just the peacocks, either: Other similarities ...

Every July, the women of Oaxaca, Mexico, prepare for Guelaguetza, a festival that celebrates the Mexican state’s Indigenous culture. On top of wearing the traje, the traditional clothing ...