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A Dreamy Day in the Yucatán

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

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The Importance of Fiber in the Yucatan

For maybe 3,000 years, Maya women have been using a backstrap loom to make garments. Some patterns tell a story or reveal a truth about the lineage of the maker. Fiber has a rich history here in the Yucatan. During the 19th century, fortunes were made from the Enneken plant,. It's a low growing plant with long, rather spiky leaves.

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