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May 2023
21m 2s

Tejiendo un legado (Weaving a Legacy)

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In El Salvador, waist loom weaving is a revered craft, historically undertaken by women — until Ronald Vega had to take over the job from his sick mother, becoming the first man in his family, and his country, to practice this ancestral technique.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3MKjZBs.

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