Though, as it is said, in time, everything returns to the earth. The sharecroppers are very concerned with the water quality of the river which passes through town, as it affects the health of the citizens, and the yield of the crop. A multi-disciplinary student volunteer group, including an engineer, a psychologist, and an attorney, perform their mandatory year of public service in the community. Educationally, the town is doing well. The have asynchronous interactive learning, by means of a satellite dish on the roof of the school .
Classes taught by experienced educators are down-linked from Mexico City.
This is a far cry from the days when a community member was selected as teacher by dint of being able to read. Religion is a very powerful social force in the lives of the low income Mexican people, as evidenced by the beautiful, intricate and expensive dress worn by a girl making her first communion. Sunday, June 14 Today, the anthropology museum in Xalapa. Very impressive, with a wealth of history to see. Amazing to realize how very old the culture and civilizations of Mexico are.