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Taller Leñateros is an art collective in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas founded by Ámbar Past in 1975.

History
Taller Leñateros was founded in 1975 by Mexican poet, Amber Past. It is known as a cultural society, and an alliance of Mayan and mestizo woman and men.They are described as 'saviors' or people who are willing to go out and give the needy the materials that are needed. Thirty years prior to when they were first founded,they claim to have planted a small avocado tree that they believed would be a symbol of strength and steady growth. They call themselves the "woodlanders who walk in the hills gathering dry branches and deadwood from fallen trees, collecting firewood without chopping down the forest."http://www.tallerlenateros.com/ingles/about.php?ira=about Taller Leñateros are made up of about 20-30 main people who are the ones always making new things to give away to the needy. In 1975, these people's workshop designed a print of a mayan figure on a bike, thus, it becoming their icon for the indigenous-run print shop. These Mayan people have been able to create the first books to be written, illustrated, printed, and bound in paper that they made. Instead of using artificial inks and dyes that could harm the wildlife, they use dyes from plants and nature to create the ink and color that they use to color their illustrations and writing. This contributes to the conservation of Native American languages and helps benefit the ecology by recycling agricultural and industrial wastes. They've been in business for about 42 years and make all types of books such as pop-up books, regular books with art, and many more types of books.

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