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Santa Teresa , del Nayar One of the most remote towns in the Sierra Nayar of Nayarit.

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Antes de la fiesta todos las mujers visten sus trajes tradicionales.
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pared de extincta iglesia. Nada quiera decir me porque estaba asi, mas tarde un senor grande dijo que fue de los espanoles.
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This young woman is my favorite of all my pictures, she was photographed on the second day of the festival.
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This family was on the way to the festival . The colorful Cora costume is obvious here in this picture. Notice on the right the skirt is the older style , while on the left there is a broad ban of floral applique.
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Village of Cora Indian with examples of town, mountains, people, costume, textiles, costume and spiritual life. This family lives in down town Santa Teresa.
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Village of Cora Indian with examples of town, mountains, people, costume, textiles, costume and spiritual life. On the left this woman is wearing a large number of beaded necklaces.
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During the festival the families of the captains and Centurions feed everyone that comes to the festival. The diet in the Nayar is very simple and traditional, beans, corn, squash, nopal cactus and tortillas.
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Village of Cora Indian with examples of town, mountains, people, costume, textiles, costume and spiritual life
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One outstanding part of the Cora costume in Santa Teresa is the colorful applique caps worn by the young girls.
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Three young "devils" with thier "sables" or fighting sticks.
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Through the door of the church the shadow of the cross appraoches the alter on ash Wendsday.
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Cora men "borandose" ersing themselves to become devils.
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Fighting stance
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A large flute made from a PVC tube.
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Painting on tiger spots
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On the second day the men are painted with red and black.
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Flutes and drum sound day and night during the festival.
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Typical Cora men in traditional hat and one man is wearing a Cora loin cloth.
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Two men in festival costume.
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Good and evil in a fight
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Skunks are used to add to the "air" of evil.
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Martita , the daughter of one of the 12 capitans of the festival.
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Elderly couple in thier home.
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Cora man in typical Cora hat, bag and muslin pant, He also wears a loin cloth
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This devil wanted to introduce me to his niece. he is painted in black and white , typical of the first day.
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Elderly women leaving chruch.
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Cora women on the way to Good Friday mass.
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Village of Cora Indian with examples of town, mountains, people, costume, textiles, costume and spiritual life
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Village of Cora Indian with examples of town, mountains, people, costume, textiles, costume and spiritual life
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Cora girls with kids.
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Elderly Cora woman in older style skirt.
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Wives of the Capitans and Centurions preparing to feed to people at the festival.
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This girl asked to have her picture taken.
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Cora husband and wife.
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Downtown SantaTeresa
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Downtown SantaTeresa
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Village of Cora Indian with examples of town, mountains, people, costume, textiles, costume and spiritual life
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Staying out of harms way , these young Cora watch the fighting from a safe distance.
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Cora women
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A young Cora girl wearing traditional costume and those
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The women do not directly participate.
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Entering church on Ash Wendsday.
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Village of Cora Indian with examples of town, mountains, people, costume, textiles, costume and spiritual life
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Village of Cora Indian with examples of town, mountains, people, costume, textiles, costume and spiritual life
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Village of Cora Indian with examples of town, mountains, people, costume, textiles, costume and spiritual life
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Village of Cora Indian with examples of town, mountains, people, costume, textiles, costume and spiritual life
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Village of Cora Indian with examples of town, mountains, people, costume, textiles, costume and spiritual life
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Village of Cora Indian with examples of town, mountains, people, costume, textiles, costume and spiritual life
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Druning the festival drinking is prohibited , ecept if you want a drink.
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Good Friday procession
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Good Friday Procession
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Shot of the skirts
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Martita
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maritas friend
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Marita , what eyes!
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Family in the center of town.
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The Church on thursday with alter built
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The town square
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part of town
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heading to mass
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Village of Cora Indian with examples of town, mountains, people, costume, textiles, costume and spiritual life
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The church
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Santa teresa costume on the left and jesus maria on the right.
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Costume from Santa Teresa for sale in Jesus Maria.
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Costume from Santa Teresa for sale in Jesus Maria.
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Costume from Santa Teresa for sale in Jesus Maria.
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Costume from Santa Teresa for sale in Jesus Maria.
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