The creativity of the Mexican people is remarkable. Perhaps it’s the beauty of their surroundings or the generally temperate weather that inspires so many painters, sculptors, musicians and fabric artists. But like all other creative endeavours, change is a constant. Just down the street from the first hotel I stayed at, La Nueva Posada, there used to be an open-front shop where two weavers operate manual looms to produce colourful tablecloths and napkins, shawls and other beautiful textile goods created from natural threads. The click-clack of the looms sounded like horses’ hoofs. The storefront was closed last year but a few weeks ago, while I was out for a ramble, I located them again, situated closer to the malecon, in a prime tourist area.…

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