“I think protecting our silk is important because it’s produced differently than in other countries.” Published in partnership with our friends at GlobalPress: Mexico Oaxaca
This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. Silk came to these mountains in colonial times. In 1523, the first Bombyx mori eggs arrived from Spain; 500 years later, artisans in six Zapotec communities continue to raise the offspring of those Spanish silkworms.
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