Libros Para Pueblos
Libros Para Pueblos
Pino Suarez 519
Centro Historico
Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca 68000
Mexico
ph: 52-951-518-7077
alt: 52-951-513-5574
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Locations
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Roca Blanca Cacalotepec
Roca Blanca is located 35 kilometers west of Puerto Escondido on the coast highway in the district of Juquila
The beach at Roca Blanca Cacalotepec
The library at Roca Blanca Cacalotepec is a joint effort between Libros Para Pueblos and the friends of Caroline Hill who are funding the library in her memory
San Andres Zautla
San Andres Zautla is situated 8 kilometers west of Villa de Etla in the Etla district of Oaxaca
This library is located in a regional workshop established by artist Juan Alcazar in an effort to provide jobs for impoverished Oaxacan villages
This library is a joint effort between Sam Principi of Canada and Libros Para Pueblos
Click here for more information and photos of San Andres Zautla
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San Antonio Huitepec
San Antonio Huitepec is located 70 kilometers west of Zaachila over unpaved mountainous roads
Boys of San Antonio Huitepec
This Libros Para Pueblos location is currently available for sponsorship
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San Felipe Lachillo
San Felipe Lachillo is located 55 kilometers northeast of Pochutla in Pochutla district
Luis Alfredo Estavillo Chavez with the children of San Felipe Lachillo
Click here for video of San Felipe Lachillo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qetfsQlZ1M
The library at San Felipe Lachillo is a joint venture between Libros Para Pueblos and Luis Alfredo Estavillo Chavez, owner of Los Portales and Onix restaurants in Huatulco, and Stephen Sardeson, Patricia Sardeson, Erik Jarnryd and Susanne Jarnryd
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San Francisco Cajonos
San Francisco Cajonos is located 65 kilometers east/southeast of Ixtlan de Juarez in the district of San Ildefonso Villa Alto
This library is located in a regional workshop established by artist Juan Alcazar in an effort to provide jobs for impoverished Oaxacan villages
This library is a joint effort between John Nicholson of New York and Libros Para Pueblos
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San Jose Zaragoza Itundujia
San Jose Zaragoza Itundujia is situated 100 kilometers southeast of Putla de Guerrero in the western part of the state
This library is available for sponsorship
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San Lucas Tlanichico
San Lucas Tlanichico is found a few kilometers outside of Zaachila in the district of Zaachila
Sally Godard and Ron Olizar with the children of San Lucas Tlanichico
This location is a joint venture between Libros Para Pueblos and Ron Olisar and Sally Godard of Oregon USA and their friends and family
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San Martin Tilcajete
San Martin Tilcajeteis a woodworking village where alebrijes are made. It is located about 25 kilometers south of the capital in the district of Ocotlan de Morelos
A girl reading in the library at San Martin Tilcajete.
Our location at San Martin Tilcajete is a combined effort between Libros Para Pueblos and the friends and family of Thorny Robison of Casa Colonial who established the library in his memory
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San Mateo Tepantepec
San Mateo Tepantepec is located in Etla district about 45 kilometers west of the capital
Elizabeth Foster and Joe Wilkes with the coordinator in San Mateo Tepantepec
The library in San Mateo Tepantepec is a joint effort between Libros Para Pueblos and Elisabeth Foster, Charles Foster, Adam Foster and Joe Wilkes all from the USA
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San Pablo Huitzo
San Pablo Huitzo lies about 30 kilometers north of the capital in the district of Etla
The library at San Pablo Huitzo is available for sponsorship
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San Pedro el Alto
San Pedro el Alto is located 45 kilometers west of Zimatlan de Alvarez in the district of Zimatlan
In the library at San Pedro el Alto
This library is available to be sponsored
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San Sebastian Etla
San Sebastian Etla is located a few kilometers outside of the capital on the free highway to Nochixtlan
The library at San Sebastian Etla is a cooperative effort of Taylor Phillips and Libros Para Pueblos.
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San Sebastian Tutla
San Sebastian Tutla is located just outside of El Rosario on the outskirts of the capital city
Boys with their books
The library at San Sebastian Tutla is a joint venture between Libros Para Pueblos and Sam Principi of Canada
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Santa Ana del Valle
Santa Ana del Valle is a Zapotec rug weaving village. It is located 3 kilometers off the highway at Tlacolula in the district of Tlacolula de Matamoros
A group of girls at the library in Santa Ana del Valle
The library in Santa Ana del Valle is a joint effort between Libros Para Pueblos and Alethea Hanna and her friends and family
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Santa Maria Tenexpam
Santa Maria Tenexpam is located adjacent to San Pablo Huitzo in the district of Etla
Children in the library at Santa Maria Tenexpam
This library is a partnership between Libros Para Pueblos and John and Hilda Denham of the UK
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Santiago Etla
Santiago Etla is located in the Etla district where the toll highway and free highway split
Child in the library at Santiago Etla
This location is open for a sponsor
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Teotitlan del Valle
Teotitlan del Valle is a Zapotec rug weaving village located about 20 kilometers southeast of the capital in the Tlacalula district.
Child reading in the library at Teotitlan del Valle
The library in Teotitlan del Valle is a joint project between Libros Para Pueblos and Roberta Christie of Las Granadas Bed & Breakfast in Teotitlan del Valle, Martha Moses of Teotitlan del Valle and Lynda Wilde of Ontario, Canada
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Vicente Guerrero
Vicente Guerrero is located on the highway to the coast just before the Ocotlan/Zimatlan split in the district of Zimatlan de Alvarez
Girls reading in the library at Vicente Guerrero
Vicente Guerrero is the first library started by Libros Para Pueblos. In 2006 all of the books were replaced by Stephen Sardeson and his Yahoo Group Streets and Shops of Oaxaca City .
This library is a cooperative effort of Kathryn Bertelli and Libros Para Pueblos.
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Zaachila
Zaachila is located about 20 kilometers outside of the capital in the district of Zaachila
Girl reading in the library at Zaachila
Zapoteca
Zapoteca is located across the highway from Vicente Guerrero on the highway to the coast
The original library built by the parents of the village in 1998 sits in front of the new library which was inaugurated in 2009
This location is a joint effort between Libros Para Pueblos and Jack & Enid Dollard and their friends and family
Libros Para Pueblos
Pino Suarez 519
Centro Historico
Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca 68000
Mexico
ph: 52-951-518-7077
alt: 52-951-513-5574
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