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Impulsando el emprendimiento indígena - Mauricio Raigosa y Rosy Lopez en TEC SOUNDS RADIO

  El pasado 29 de agosto, Huellas Que Trascienden A.C. estuvo presente en TEC SOUNDS RADIO. Únete a Mauricio Raigosa, dierector de Huellas Que Trascienden A.C., y a Rosy López, nuestra enlace con las comunidades, para conocer acerca del proyecto en el cual estan ayudando a mujeres indígenas de Chiapas a cambiar sus vidas a través del comercio justo y la capacitación financiera. ¡Sé parte de esta historia y suscríbete a nuestro canal de YouTube para estar al tanto de las novedades de Huellas Que Trascienen A.C.  

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Where does the peanut come from?

Peanuts are produced and harvested by producing families in El Parral, Chiapas. By purchasing this product, they benefit families and the community through the payment of fair prices, valuing the work of the families throughout the year. Peanuts are often consumed as a snack, in sauces, Mexican sweets or dishes. Peanuts are a source of nutrients and good fats, they can help control weight and protect the body from heart disease. Peanuts are planted in May with the first rain. Each bush plant is planted 40 cm apart. Two peanuts (almonds) give one bush plant and each bush plant produces 40 to 50 peanuts. They are dried in the sun for a period of two days. It is harvested in...

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Coffee Crop Utilization: Coffee Cherry Tea

When we drink a cup of coffee, we are often unaware of the work behind it, much less the composition of the plantation and its potential by-products. The coffee husk covers the bean and is removed at the time of pulping. The husk is usually discarded as fertilizer, but an alternative has been found: it can be used as tea. Tea allows the use of the entire crop and the consumption of a drink with an attractive characteristic flavour due to its acidic and sweet tones. It also has several health benefits such as being anti-allergenic, antioxidant, helping to maintain cholesterol and glucose levels, and strengthening the cardiovascular and immune systems. Giving yourself the opportunity to try coffee cherry tea...

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Weaving Traditions: Empowering Women in Yochib

The women of the indigenous community of Yochib, Chiapas, Mexico learn how to weave on backstrap looms as little girls. This technique is passed down from generation to generation and is how they make part of the clothing that they wear. It is also one of the few ways women can make money for their households. As part of the organization's program, the women of Huellas que Trascienden have the benefit of going into town (San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas), an hour away from Yochib, to pick out the thread that they will use to make their woven products . These threads are the interest-free goods that Huellas que Trascienden provides them with. By participating in the program, they...

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