The Canary Islands have a small Huarache tradition that goes back at least 50 years and about which very little is known about. And if you happen to be on the Island of Gran Canaria, there are still a few places where you can find an original pair of Canarian Huaracho. Which unlike Mexican Huaraches of today, Canarian Huarachos are still made by weaving single, very long strip of leather. There are 3 shops in the capital city of Las Palmas :- Fran López – C. Senador Castillo Olivares, 33, 35003 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Artesania Guarapo – C. Pavía, 25, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria FEDAC ..read more

As time goes by websites and posts come and so the information on the internet also disappears. So I would like to publish the transcripts of some interesting and well written articles which I have been involved in about Huaraches before they also inevitably are taken down one day. The original articles are also linked since they also include interesting photos from Huarache Blog. Master and Maker of Mexican Huaraches Master and Maker of Mexican Huaraches BY MARKUS KITTNER October 13, 2011 Señor Armando’s woven wonders Señor Armando is a Mexican huarachero, or huarache maker who will retire ..read more

As time goes by websites and posts come and so the information on the internet also disappears. So I would like to publish the transcripts of some interesting and well written articles which I have been involved in about Huaraches before they also inevitably are taken down one day. The original articles are also linked since they also include interesting photos from Huarache Blog. https://www.vogue.mx/moda/articulo/huaraches-mexicanos-que-son-cual-es-el-significado-y-la-historia-de-este-zapato El huarache, un zapato extraordinario que trasciende tendencias y fronteras POR SOFÍA AGOSTINI 2 de s ..read more

A few weeks ago, while on holiday in Mexico I visited Senor Porfirio Montero Ortiz in Umán, a small town just south west of Merida, Yucatán. “Don Pio” as he is affectionately known by everyone locally, has been making Alpargatas for almost 60 years since he was just 12 years old. This huge mural in the photo below was painted by a local artist called Arnold Daniel Cruz Cetina, also Datoer, or Datoergs on Instagram. And is part of a series of portraits called “Pintado Recuerdos”, or Painted Memories. Like Huaraches, Alpargatas are traditional Mexican footwear from the Yucatán peninsula. The ea ..read more

Tejiendo Nuestros Pasos is a stunning and truly authentic short documentary that softly reveals the often overlooked humanity that lies behind Huaraches. It follows 3 Huarachero Artisans through their Huarache making process, as they talk about their life in Tacambaro a small town in the south of Michoacan state. Daniel Ysi Zarco and his team created and filmed this documentary in reaction to the closing of so many Huarache workshops in Tacambaro during his life, with the loss of local identity and economic self sufficiency caused by the growth of modern long range distribution and mass produ ..read more

Dear Huarache Blog readers, please can you help? A reader kindly pointed me to a PhD Thesis about Huaraches Production in Sahuayo, however I have no affiliations with a University to access the ProQuest thesis library/database to download it. I have contacted the Author Victoria Forbes Adam through social media, but have not yet received a reply. Could any reader with access to ProQuest kindly download this Thesis for me? The link below should take you straight there. Profit and tradition in rural manufacture: Sandal production in Sahuayo, Michoacan, Mexico – ProQuest DISSERTATION Adam, Victor ..read more

Huarache Blog is now also on Instagram with #onehuaracheaday sharing more interesting Huarache photos and Huarache insights everyday. Please join me @ https://instagram.com/huaracheblog ..read more