Eagerly, she led anthropologists and artists on tours of Milpa Alta. There she showed them how the Nahua knew good mushrooms from bad,
which popote made strong brooms, how they used herbs for medicine.
Luz also took them to Chalma, where the visitors watched native festival dancers and worshipers who had walked for days to place candles or flowers at the church. Luz brought to life the world of the native Mexican people and their pride in their culture and roots.
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