La espina y el fruto

"The indigenous glyph that represents Oaxaca comprises a face with pods from a guaje tree, symbolizing the age-old relationship between the region's plants and human inhabitants. The Ethnobotanical Garden of Oaxaca, located in the former monastery of Santo Domingo, celebrates this relationship by bringing together a vast quantity of native species in one place. On these pages, photographer Cecilia Salcedo's lens reveals some unique aspects of these plants, while anthropologist Alejandro de Ávila invites us to reflect on the historic landscapes and oral tradition of Oaxaca."--Back cover