Word: sierras
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...furnishings as it has been in the past," cabled Diederich. "Instead, each of the public rooms is a permanent exhibition of folk art and crafts from all of Mexico's 31 states and territories. It is a fitting setting, for these days bare-legged Tarahumara Indians from the Sierra Madre or huarache-wearing campesinos from the state of Sonora in the north are just as likely to be found with Mexico's chief executive as local and foreign notables." Excerpts from the interview...
...waiters. They were very friendly and never tired of discussing politics with us. Outside, the sun stood in an ocean-blue background as fluffy white clouds floated by. It was a beautiful day for a field trip. We were on our way to the mountains--the Sierra Maestra mountains where Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and other Cuban revolutionaries began a war which culminated in the liberation of Cuba...
After a two-hour drive, we arrived at the Second Front. This was the part of the Sierra Maestra which Raul Castro commanded during the period of armed struggle. Now the front was a museum. A member of the Communist Party greeted us and began the tour. He explained that all the land stretching out from the area where we stood once belonged to a member of the Cuban national bourgeoisie. Along with other revolutionaries, Raul had seized this area, set up schools and gardens for the peasantry and maintained his headquarters. We walked into a small and rustic room...
...triumph of the revolution and a warm patriotism toward communist Cuba. We saw letters which Che and Fidel had written to one another. Black and white pictures showed the revolutionaries in battle. Other photos depicted Fidel and Che leading a political education class by fire-light deep in the Sierra. The guide entertained an hour's worth of questions and we departed for our hotel...
Executive Director, The Sierra Club...