Monthly Archives: October 2009

La Matanza: Goat Slaughter in Huajuapan, La Mixteca, Oaxaca, Mexico

19th

Oct. × ’09

By Sarah

By Sarah Menkedick Listen to the podcast: Last Friday we went to the annual goat slaughter in Huajuapan. 550 goats slaughtered on a Spanish hacienda in the Mixteca. I have been writing the experience out of my system for the past three days, and I’m looking to publish the essay in a literary magazine. But first, I’m reading [...]

Posted in Culture, writing | Tagged huajuapan, matanza de chivos, mixteca, Oaxaca, travel mexico | 6 Comments

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Monthly Archives: October 2009

La Matanza: Goat Slaughter in Huajuapan, La Mixteca, Oaxaca, Mexico

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