Murals by Jesús López Vega, Javier Zaragoza and José Durán are being restored.
Mural of Michi Cihualli, located at the intersection of Morelos and Del Paseo.
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic, Jal.) – Artist Jesús López Vega will restore one of his several murals, the mural featuring Michi Cihualli (the Goddess of Lake Chapala). The artwork is located at the intersection of Morelos and Del Paseo, where Ajijic Tango restaurant is currently located.López Vega said that the mural is approximately eight years old, and that he is glad that he was asked to maintain it, «I thought it was going to be removed with all the new the works that were recently completed, and although they did whitewash a part over the mural, it can be restored. I had to repaint that part, in addition to the restoration.»This property has murals by other artists, such as José Durán, and Javier Zaragoza, which were also recently renovated. López Vega added that he is pleased with the location of the mural close to the lake. He hopes that both tourists and locals can learn a little more about the legend of Michi Cihualli via his mural.
López Vega commented that the legend of Michi Cihualli caught his attention after reading a writing on pre-Hispanic mythology by Jesús González Gortazar. With time and research, he found out that an author named Tapia, had documented that in the lake of nearby Cajititlán they had the same goddess of the lake, strongly suggesting that Michi Cihualli spans more than one region, and may be a divinity of the coca culture.
Translated by Amy Esperanto
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