Sergio Castro of San Cristobal, Chiapas has a world class collection of textiles (which I covered in a previous post). Many tourists and locals have experienced his lectures, learned about the different traditional Mayan groups living in the highlands of Chiapas and viewed the beautiful ‘trajes’ displayed at his museum.
An important short film El Andalon/The Healer (available free on-line for a short time) shows the life of this dedicated humanitarian and the work he does for the communities in the San Cristobal area. This is a truly inspiring story….and if you love Chiapas, one you will enjoy.
Please watch if you want to learn more about Sergio and how his Textile Collection and museum is part of his legacy and continuing humanitarian work.
http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/8957/El-Andalon–The-Healer-
Living Textiles of Mexico 
Everyone should visit this ‘house museum’! It’s incredible.
Bit hard to get through the film online but worth it.
I am in dire need of a resource to help me identify a couple of old Mexican (possibly Guatemalan) textiles that I have. Whom should I contact? Thank you.
Hi Gayle – Why don’t you send some pics of your textiles to me – a close up of the patterns always helps. Maybe I can help you. Send to sheri.brautigam@gmail.com