First of all, Happy Saint Valentine's Day to those who celebrate it.
After spending the morning on class preparation while Max was teaching, he and I joined for a trip out to the municipio of San Andrés Larrainzar, also known as San Andrés Sakamch'en de Los Pobres. We checked out the basketball court and surrounding municipal buildings where the San Andrés Peace Accords were signed 11 years ago this coming Friday. For those who don't know, the fact that the government negotiated these accords meant little, as they were never ratified and thus never put into effect.
As there was still time, Max and I investigated public mural art in the greater municipio. I especially liked this picture that Max took, as it reproduces Chalcatzingo Petroglyph 1, an image from Morelos that dates about 400-600 b.c.e. The original rock carving depicted the emergence of Maize from the underworld cave, accompanied by mists that form clouds and rain to water the growing plants.
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