Galápagos 2004 > Galápagos > Civilization

There was a really nice gallery in Puerto Ayora which sucked us in with very colorful somewhat 3-D rugs made by Maximo Laura. Ultimately we realized that these rugs were so nice you wouldn't put them on a floor. We could actually use some rugs on our floor, but don't have any spaces on our walls large enough for any.

They also had mirrors and boxes in a style called retablo which we really liked. We picked a mirror which was small enough to be practical to take as carry-on luggage (14" x 18") through the four remaining flight segments of the trip. After we left we realized we'd neglected to get the name of the artist.

In Sedona a week later, we walked into another gallery which had the same rugs and the same retablos. The store owner told us that Nicario Jimenez was the artist, though once we got home we discovered it had been made by brothers Mabilon, Eleudora and Edilberto Jimenez, presumably his relatives.
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