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News Artisans from Yucatan continue working with UNESCO on the safeguarding plan for Mayan-Yucatecan embroidery29 March 2024
News From UN Headquarters, Maya embroiderer from Mexico calls for safeguarding Yucatecan textile art and the condition of Mexican women artisans29 March 2024
Story Mexico celebrates 20 years of the instrument that mobilizes the world for living heritage and its communities2 December 2023
Story Women artisans boost the textile art economy in Mexico through cultural revaluation19 October 2023