Friday July 31, 2015
Hats, bags, clothing, tequila, homemade sweets, belts, woven items, earrings, bracelets, backpacks and a wide range of products Merida, Colombia, Jalisco, Puebla and Michoacan welcome and are magnet for many visitors International Handicrafts Fair receives Tunich 2015.
In the crafts available to the public a large variety show and entertainment for the whole family as well as dishes, sweets and drinks of Colombia, Jalisco, Michoacan, Puebla and Guanajuato adds.
In this edition Colombia is the guest country and joins the party with typical craft work, classic cultural heritage of the country, as prepared from arrow cane, palm common type on the Colombian coast.
Alexandra Casiano Sánchez, Colombian artisan, said its products have good demand at the fair, especially the hats, which are a good protection against strong sunlight.
-Agradecemos Much to the city of Merida the -expresó- invitation. This is a wonderful land and the fair is an excellent opportunity for cultural exchange between our countries.
-Traemos Costumes, earrings, shoes, bracelets, bags and replicas of pre-Columbian figures -puntualizó.
The artisan said in its offer also includes work in macrame shawls, belts, scarves, stoles, etc.
The guest state, Jalisco, offers its traditional sweets envinados milk, known as "drunks" and are of different flavors like eggnog, tequila, whiskey, kahlua, champagne and coconut. They also have publicly available eggnog bottles and other liquors, besides the tequila.
Salvador Jauregui Huerta, Jalisco, said the tequila that brought Tunich comes from a town called El Arenal, with many years of tradition in the craftsmanship of the drink.
Regarding his participation in the Craft Fair International Tunich 2015, he said he has led a magnificent Merida and meridians, for the kindness and warmth that greeted them.
Besides, the fair facilities are fine. Dzityá is a nice place -expresó.
Jalisco offer is complemented with hand-carved crafts, painting, textiles, earthenware and furniture. The pewter figures prominently and can be found from large pieces of this material, as the tree of plenty, to small jewel boxes.
Alicia Lopez, artisan Tlaquepaque, said they have had good demand wooden boxes decorated by hand. They come in various sizes, from 100 to 450 pesos.
It's the second time we participate in an event in this city and we are excited by the deal and good organization of the City of Merida -Precise.
He recalled that the first time they were in Merida Carnival was in the past and now Tunich confirm "the wonders that are made here, with people working one hundred".
The Craft Pavilion, which is installed for the third time at the show, hosts this time artisans in Michoacan, Puebla and Guanajuato.
Michoacan Paracho guitars stand and glazed pottery and clay; Puebla offers Talavera tile, clay, jewelry and palm;Guanajuato is also involved with crafts glass, wrought iron, ceramic and wood.
The Tunich fair is also a good opportunity for Dzityá artisans to showcase their own production, mainly of stone and wood crafts.
Jorge Mauricio Chi Pech, of Dzityá said the sales and business opportunity represented by the annual fair is very positive for them and for the community at large for the economic benefit it represents.
Virginia Yolanda Duran is a pioneer artisans of the fair, as it has participated in all editions.
He said that this year sales have improved significantly compared to the 2014 edition.
-The Influx has been greater and consistent so far of the fair, visitors come Merida and other states, as well as foreign -puntualizó-. From what I've heard take advantage of the free shuttle offered by the City Council.
Mrs. Duran felt that over the years has improved the organization of the fair and considered that the existing facilities are better.
Besides it is now better organized and the shows they bring are very good, as the contemporary circus Mother Earth, which opened this year, he added.
In the module interviewed attractions include musical instruments for children, traditional wooden toys, leather bags and other leather products and also provides for the Merida program on Sunday, in the main square.
Tunich International Craft Fair is also a magnet for whole families, since the area of mechanical games, sale of regional food and varied artistic program allows each member of the family has entertainment options.
Friday, from 7pm child Tommy Clown show will be presented; at 8 folkloric ballet holder of the City of Mérida and at 9 pm the band Golden Years.
Saturday morning arts program includes the show of "Yucayasos" at 6 pm; Jaranero group Dzityá Community Museum, at 7; Colombian prints by the Ballet Folklorico de Colombia and at 9:30 pm a performance by the Israel Banda.
The brooch will be Sunday from 2 pm shows with Fantasy Show "Toy Story"; Pekes only "Disney"; Baloncito clown; Ballet Komchén Community Center; Ballet Nuevo Sol prints of Jalisco and a super musical marathon starting at 6 pm with the Santa Lucia Group, Mix Band and their show "Colombia in my heart" and the group Los Mendez.
