Artist Feature

Matlalcuéyetl is a dormant volcano in the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico, located within Nahua and Yuhmu territories. At its base lies a coniferous forest that has been devastated by illegal logging for decades. The ecosystem’s imbalance and rising temperatures have led to an increase in the population of the bark beetle (“Dendroctonus mexicanus”), which causes trees to die. The Ministry of the ...