Alejandro de Avila is an ethnobiologist and ecologist who lives in Oaxaca, Mexico.

In this portrait he discusses how as a child growing up in Mexico he became interested in the indigenous peoples and cultures around him and describes his research on ethnobiology and ecology, arts, crafts, and symbols.

Topics:
Biography
Ethnobiology
Ecology
Trees
Textiles
Symbolism

Transcripts:
English
Spanish

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