Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Mariachi de Plata
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Armando Jimenez Arago of Oaxaca with his carvings
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Weaver Jos+? Mansio of El Xoxopastli
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Potters Lazaro Ozuna Silveira and Elvira Bugarini Cota
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Francisco Martinez Ruiz of Oaxaca with his weavings
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Jos+? Sergio Velazquez Garcia of Michoacan with his copper pieces
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Julio Laja Chichicaxtle of Puebla, with his wall hangings
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Weaving for Justice in Chiapas represented by Janet Darrow, holding up a weaving example
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Procoro Ruiz Gutierrez of Oaxaca with weavings
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Robert Domingo Mejia Munoz creating popotillo work with tiny bits of dyed broom
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Explaining the popotillo process
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Patricia Garcia creating popotillo
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Victor Manuel Reyes Ramos of Michoacan with his lacquerware
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Ivan Martinez between his parents Jos+? Manuel Martinez Lopez and Susy Lopez Aldavaz with Mata Ortiz pottery
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Ballet Folklorico Paso del Norte
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
More ballet folklorico dancers
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
More dancers
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Patricia Castillo of Puebla with carvings
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Weavings by Adolfo Garcia Diaz and Carmen Lopez Sanchez of Tenancingo
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Juan Antonio Vasquez of Chiapas with weavings
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Jesus Sosa Calvo of Oaxaca
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Berta Servin Barriga of a Michoacan Cooperativa explains the items to Imelda Olague, WNMU director of international studies.
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Rubi Coral Salgado of Antiguas Maravillas jewelry in Oaxaca
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Elvira Gomez Lopez from Chiapas, center, shows her weavings to Dora Duarte, left, and Lupe Casares of Silver City. The items are from the Cooperativa Jolom Mayaetik "Tejedoras Mayas."
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Pedro Hernandez Cruz shows one of his carvings
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Pascuala Tomasa Vasquez Hernandez with weavings from Union de Mujeres Tejedoras de Zincantan in Chiapas
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Maria Isabel Hernandez Mendoza from Jalisco shows a painting
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Maria Arecelia Barturo Gomez from Jalisco shows one of her jewelry holders
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Isaias Jimenez Hernandez of Oaxaca shows a carving
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Celia Colunga of Quintana Roo with items of clothing
Fiesta Latina Mercado at WNMU 06171
Alonso Enriquez and Betty Avalos of Casas Grandes with baskets, pots and jewelry
Fiesta Latina, held at Western New Mexico University, last weekend, brought hundreds of visitors to the Gardens and later Saturday evening to Hunter Hall.
In spite of hot temperatures, visitors lined up to purchase goods from the many vendors from all over Mexico.
Spectators watched the Mariachi Plata and Folklorico dancers in and beside the gazebo at the Gardens below Light Hall.