num_pages: 84
description: El glifo indigena que representa a Oaxaca una careta humana con vainas de guaje nos deja ver la antigua relacion que ha existido entre los hombres y las plantas de esta region. Aqui se celebra este vinculo al reunir una gran cantidad de especies endemicas. La lente de la fotografa Cecilia Salcedo nos revela algunas facetas inusitadas de estas plantas. Y el antropologo Alejandro de avila nos invita a descubrir pasajes historicos, tradicion oral y reflexiones en torno a este ambito. ENGLISH TRANSLATION The indigenous glyph that represents Oaxacaa human face with huaje podsembodies the ancient relationship between plants and people in this region. In celebration of that connection, this book pre-sents many of the states endemic species. Cecilia Salcedos camera reveals unexpected facets of these plants, while anthropologist Alejan¬dro de avila invites us to explore historic landscapes, oral traditions and reflections on this environment.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: La espina y el fruto: Jardin etnobotanico de Oaxaca (The Thorn and the Fruit: The Ethnobotanical Garden of Oaxaca)
titlecomplete: La espina y el fruto: Jardin etnobotanico de Oaxaca (The Thorn and the Fruit: The Ethnobotanical Garden of Oaxaca) (Spanish and English Edition)
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publisher: Artes de Mexico