Friends Around the World

13 Mexico – Lizeth, from the Textile Town

by Hiromi Nagakura

Teotitlán del Valle is a village in Oaxaca, Mexico, that’s famous for its textile production. It is also home to ten year old Lizeth, whose daily life is the subject of the latest instalment in this series. Inspired by her father, a textile producer, and her mother, who sells embroidered aprons in the market, Lizeth is already a big fan of handicrafts. Learn about Lizeth’s life, her home and her family in this intimate and colourful portrait.

25 x 22 cm, 40 pages, Full-colour photographs
First published August 2014

Rights sold: 

• China