An Ecovillage Survives as a Haven for Deep Ecology in Mexico’s Central Mountains

Christy Rodgers writes for The Dissident Voice, a radical internet newsletter dedicated to challenging the distortions and lies of the corporate press and the privileged classes it serves. "About an hour south of Mexico City, nestled in an extraordinary range of mountains called the Sierra del Tepozteco, whose fantastical rock formations studded with forest resemble those in ancient Chinese painted scrolls, an experiment in alternative living has been unfolding for more than 30 years now. The self-described “ecovillage” of Huehuecoyotl, where a group of itinerant artists from Mexico and elsewhere came to rest after traveling the world together for fifteen years, has become a kind of seedbed for visionary and transformative projects, particularly ecological ones. The multitude of such efforts, their persistence and success, is one of the stories buried under the avalanche of horror that characterizes the mainstream news from Mexico."

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