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Santa Clara del Cobre is where traditional copper working in Mexico survives. There are at least 2,000 copper smiths working in over 300 workshops in the municipality. Most of the workshops in the town operate much as they did in the past, receiving various exemption from federal labor laws and tax breaks designed to preserve the craft.
A city-run institution is the Fábrica de Artes y Oficios Oriente, which is dedicated to training poorer city residents mostly in marketable skills, which does include some traditional handcrafts, such as cartonería, carpentry and metal working. The first facility was established in the east of the city, and its success has led to the opening ...
Today, the center of traditional copper work in Mexico is the state of Michoacán, especially the municipality of Santa Clara del Cobre. One traditional hammered copper object is a large vessel in which pork fat is rendered or sugar caramelized for making candies. Every year during the month of August Santa Clara del Cobre holds a copper ...
On December 2, 1963, the airport's name changed from "Aeropuerto Central" (Central Airport) to "Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México" (Mexico City International Airport). [15] In the 1970s, the two shortest runways (13/31 and 5 Auxiliary) were closed to facilitate the construction of a social housing complex in that area, named ...
Punzo Ángel and employee with red-hot copper piece. Abdón Punzo Angel's workshop/gallery is called El Arte del Cobre on Morelos street. [3] He is considered to be one of the best coppersmiths in Santa Clara del Cobre, working with his sons and about twelve employees. [6] Punzo and his sons have won many awards for their work in both Mexico ...
Felipe Ángeles Airport's conversion as a civilian airport has been in response to congestion challenges at Mexico City International Airport, a longstanding topic in Mexican politics since the early 2000s. The airport, constrained by its location in a densely populated area, faced limitations in infrastructure expansion due to urban ...
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Benito Juárez (Spanish: [beˈnito ˈxwaɾes] ⓘ), is a borough (demarcación territorial) in Mexico City.It is a largely residential area, located to the south of historic center of Mexico City, although there are pressures for areas to convert to commercial use.