{"id":38,"date":"2026-11-02T20:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-11-05T23:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T23:44:50","slug":"en-inicio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/en-inicio\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style id=\"iict-home-research-entry\">#main .research-home-entry{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(16rem,1.15fr);gap:1.5rem;align-items:center;margin:0 0 2rem!important;padding:1.5rem 0 1.8rem;border-block:1px solid #b5a06f}#main .research-home-entry h2{font:400 clamp(1.7rem,2.8vw,2.5rem)\/1.2 var(--serif);margin:.4rem 0}#main .research-home-entry p{font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.8;margin:0;text-align:start}#main .research-home-entry .eyebrow{font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.14em;color:#69704f}#main .research-home-entry .research-home-topics{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem 1.1rem;margin-top:1rem;font-size:.84rem}#main .research-home-entry .research-home-all{display:inline-block;margin-top:1rem;font-weight:600;color:#86642a;text-underline-offset:.3em}@media(max-width:650px){#main .research-home-entry{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:.8rem;padding:1.2rem 0}#main .research-home-entry .research-home-topics{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}<\/style>\n<section class=\"research-home-entry\" id=\"investigaciones-inicio\" lang=\"en\" aria-labelledby=\"research-home-title\"><div><p class=\"eyebrow\">JOURNAL OF THE REGION<\/p><h2 id=\"research-home-title\">Research, articles and stories<\/h2><a class=\"research-home-all\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1225#indice-articulos-en\">Browse the complete article index \u2192<\/a><\/div><div><p>Twenty-two readings through Totonacapan: its peoples and languages, encounters in its history, life today and the knowledge of its landscapes.<\/p><nav class=\"research-home-topics\" aria-label=\"Browse by theme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1225#tema-territorio-en\">Territory and peoples<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1225#tema-historia-en\">History and encounters<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1225#tema-actualidad-en\">The region today<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1225#tema-saberes-en\">Landscape and knowledge<\/a><\/nav><\/div><\/section><!-- IICT-CITE-HOME en --><!-- IICT-CITE-CSS --><style>.iict-citation{display:block!important;max-width:780px!important;margin:2.8rem auto!important;padding:1.6rem 1.7rem!important;border-block:1px solid #b6a06b!important;border-left:2px solid #a58a47!important;background:#edf0e7!important;color:#344c53!important;grid-column:1\/-1!important}.iict-citation h2{display:block!important;margin:0 0 1.1rem!important;font:400 1.65rem\/1.25 Georgia,serif!important;color:#264b61!important;text-align:left!important;letter-spacing:0!important}.iict-citation p,.iict-citation blockquote{display:block!important;margin:0 0 1rem!important;padding:0!important;border:0!important;background:none!important;text-align:left!important;text-indent:0!important;letter-spacing:normal!important;hyphens:none!important}.iict-citation p{font:400 .93rem\/1.7 var(--sans,system-ui,sans-serif)!important}.iict-citation blockquote{font:400 1.08rem\/1.8 Georgia,serif!important;overflow-wrap:anywhere!important}.iict-citation a{display:inline!important;overflow-wrap:anywhere!important;color:#264b61!important}.iict-citation .iict-citation-label{font:400 .72rem\/1.6 var(--sans,system-ui,sans-serif)!important;letter-spacing:.08em!important;text-transform:uppercase!important;color:#596b58!important}.iict-citation-policy li{margin-block:.7rem!important;font:400 1rem\/1.75 Georgia,serif!important}.iict-citation-policy ol{padding-left:1.3rem!important}.iict-citation-policy .iict-citation-format{font:400 1.02rem\/1.8 Georgia,serif!important}.iict-citation a:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #a58a47;outline-offset:4px}@media(max-width:650px){.iict-citation{padding:1.3rem 1.1rem!important;margin:2rem auto!important}.iict-citation h2{font-size:1.5rem!important}.iict-citation blockquote{font-size:1rem!important}}<\/style><!-- \/IICT-CITE-CSS --><section class=\"iict-citation iict-citation-policy\" id=\"como-citar-en\" lang=\"en\"><h2>Citing our research<\/h2><p>Each article ends with a bibliographic reference and its series code. Retain authorship, title, language and permanent link when citing or sharing it.<\/p><p class=\"iict-citation-format\">Author or institution. \u201cArticle title\u201d. Research notebooks, RXX. Instituto Internacional de Cultura del Totonacapan \u00b7 The Integral Management Society (IMSV). Permanent URL.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1225#normas-citacion-en\">Read the citation guidance \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/section><!-- \/IICT-CITE-HOME en -->\n<style id=\"iict-atlas-territorial\">#main figure.tr-regional-photo figcaption a{display:inline!important;font:inherit;}#main .tr-atlas{max-width:none!important;margin:1.5rem 0 3.5rem!important;padding:clamp(1.2rem,3vw,2.3rem) 0;border-block:1px solid #b5a06f;scroll-margin-top:1.5rem}#main .tr-atlas-header{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2.5rem;align-items:end;margin-bottom:1.5rem}#main .tr-atlas-header h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,3.5vw,3.2rem);margin:.2rem 0;max-width:38rem}#main .tr-atlas-header p{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.8;margin:0;text-align:justify;hyphens:auto}#main .tr-atlas figure{margin:0}#main .tr-atlas figure img{width:100%;height:auto;max-height:none!important;background:#f8f3e8}#main .tr-atlas figcaption{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;align-items:start;font:12px\/1.65 var(--sans);padding:.7rem 0}#main .tr-atlas figcaption span{max-width:48rem}#main .tr-atlas figcaption a{white-space:nowrap}#main .tr-map-reading{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:2rem;margin-top:1.7rem}#main .tr-map-reading h3{font-size:1.6rem;margin:.3rem 0 .8rem}#main .tr-map-reading p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.8;margin:0;text-align:justify;hyphens:auto}#main .tr-map-sources{font:12px\/1.8 var(--sans);margin-top:1.5rem;color:var(--muted)}#main .tr-map-sources p{margin:.8rem 0;max-width:65rem}#main .tr-regional-photo{margin:2rem auto;max-width:100%;background:transparent}#main .tr-regional-photo img{width:100%;height:auto;max-height:42rem;object-fit:contain;background:transparent}#main .tr-regional-photo figcaption{display:grid;gap:.35rem;border-top:1px solid #d7cbb4;margin-top:.6rem;padding-top:.65rem;text-align:start}#main .tr-regional-photo figcaption strong{font:400 1.15rem\/1.3 var(--serif);color:var(--navy)}#main .tr-regional-photo figcaption span,#main .tr-regional-photo figcaption small{font:11px\/1.65 var(--sans);color:var(--muted)}#main .tr-photo-piloncillo-sierra-norte{max-width:480px}#main .tr-regional-pair{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.5rem;margin:2rem 0}#main .tr-regional-pair figure{margin:0}#main .tr-regional-pair img{height:auto;aspect-ratio:1.5;object-fit:cover}#main .tr-regional-gallery{margin:3rem 0;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #b5a06f}#main .tr-gallery-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1.5rem}#main .tr-gallery-grid figure{margin:0}#main .tr-gallery-grid img{height:auto;aspect-ratio:1.45;object-fit:cover}#main .tr-gallery-grid .tr-photo-piloncillo-sierra-norte img{object-fit:contain}#main .tr-atlas a:focus-visible,#main .tr-regional-photo a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #af8b42;outline-offset:4px}@media(max-width:760px){#main .tr-atlas-header,#main .tr-map-reading,#main .tr-regional-pair,#main .tr-gallery-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1.4rem}#main .tr-atlas figcaption{display:block}#main .tr-atlas figcaption a{display:inline-block;margin-top:.5rem}#main .tr-atlas-header p,#main .tr-map-reading p{font-size:15px}#main .tr-gallery-grid img{aspect-ratio:1.5}#main .tr-atlas{margin-top:1rem!important}}body:is(.home,.page-id-38,.page-id-95) #main>section.feature{display:block!important;padding:1.8rem!important}body:is(.home,.page-id-38,.page-id-95) #main>section.feature>div{max-width:52rem;margin-inline:auto}body:is(.home,.page-id-38,.page-id-95) #main>section.feature>div:empty{display:none!important}<\/style><section class=\"tr-atlas\" id=\"mapa-del-totonacapan\" lang=\"en\" aria-labelledby=\"tr-atlas-title\"><header class=\"tr-atlas-header\"><div><p class=\"eyebrow\">Territorial atlas<\/p><h2 id=\"tr-atlas-title\">Totonacapan, from the mountains to the Gulf<\/h2><\/div><p>Totonacapan is a historical and cultural region of eastern Mexico, connected with Veracruz and northern Puebla. Understanding it means following the relationships between mountains, lowlands and coast: communities, crops, rivers, markets, crafts and places of memory.<\/p><\/header><figure class=\"iict-atlas-interactivo\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/atlas-totonacapan\/index.html\" title=\"Interactive Totonacapan Atlas \u2014 five maps, 448 entries\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:900px;border:1px solid #d6c8ad;background:#f7f1e6\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><figcaption><span>448 cultural and historical entries \u00b7 five maps \u00b7 14 thematic journeys. Atlas content in Spanish.<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/atlas-totonacapan\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open full-screen atlas \u2197<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=41#mapa-del-totonacapan\">View the preserved static map \u2192<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"tr-map-reading\"><article><p class=\"eyebrow\">01<\/p><h3>The mountains<\/h3><p>Cuetzalan, Huehuetla, Zozocolco and Coyutla: communities, languages, weaving and mountain landscapes.<\/p><\/article><article><p class=\"eyebrow\">02<\/p><h3>The lowlands<\/h3><p>Espinal, Papantla and Misantla: crops, markets and connections between communities.<\/p><\/article><article><p class=\"eyebrow\">03<\/p><h3>The coast<\/h3><p>Tecolutla and Nautla: beaches, mangroves and river mouths opening onto the Gulf.<\/p><\/article><\/div><details class=\"tr-map-sources\"><summary>Map sources and reading<\/summary><p>Base cartography: Natural Earth, public domain. Towns: Wikimedia coordinates; El Taj\u00edn checked against the UNESCO register. Regional context: INPI. The selection does not draw an ethnic boundary.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalearthdata.com\/\">Natural Earth<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/atlas.inpi.gob.mx\/totonacos-etnografia\/\">INPI<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/631\/\">UNESCO \u00b7 El Taj\u00edn<\/a><\/p><\/details><p class=\"tr-map-next\"><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=512\">Read \u201cBetween sea and mountains\u201d \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/section>\n<style id=\"iict-bola-archivo-compacto\">\n\/* IICT BOLA DE ORO: ARCHIVO COMPACTO 2026-11-04 *\/\nbody#top.wp-theme-totonacapan-instituto:has(#primary-nav) #main > section.feature{display:grid!important;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))!important;gap:1.35rem 1.5rem!important;align-items:start!important;padding-block:2rem!important;min-height:0!important;margin-block:2rem!important;}\nbody#top.wp-theme-totonacapan-instituto:has(#primary-nav) #main > section.feature > 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.home-editorial-axes{text-wrap:pretty}}<\/style>\n\n<section class=\"intro\"><div><p class=\"eyebrow\">Culture \u00b7 knowledge \u00b7 community<\/p><h2>Preserving what enables us to continue.<\/h2><\/div><div><p class=\"lead\">A craft lives in hands, judgement and relationships between practitioners. An archive preserves its memory. A community makes its future possible.<\/p><p>The International Institute of Culture of Totonacapan is the cultural and territorial initiative of The Integral Management Society, based in Geneva. Its mission is to document, preserve and transmit knowledge, crafts and memories, connecting Totonacapan with research and cooperation.<\/p><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=40\">Discover the Institute \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/section><section class=\"editorial-dossier\" id=\"cuaderno-inicio\"><header><p class=\"eyebrow\">Practice notebooks \u00b7 Totonacapan Institute<\/p><h2>One territory. Many crafts. The capacity to continue.<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"editorial-reading\"><p>The history behind the Institute begins with people who learned to work between worlds: the Papantla workshop, master\u2013apprentice transmission, conversations accompanying a repair, family memory and knowledge of the surrounding environment. La Bola de Oro offers a way into that history; jewellery and watchmaking are two of its most tangible expressions.<\/p><p>What we seek to preserve is a capability: recognising a problem, finding someone who knows how to address it, bringing tools and experience together, teaching another person and leaving conditions for the work to continue. We call these ways of connecting inherited knowledge with new techniques and needs <em>frontier practices<\/em>.<\/p><h3>From workshop to territory, from territory to research<\/h3><p>La Bola de Oro\u2019s documents open a path through silverwork, jewellery, optics and repair. The Census framework broadens the view to textiles, wood, food, vanilla, ritual practices and contemporary creation. AI &amp; Ancestral Wisdom asks a question running through the entire project: which parts of knowledge can be documented, and which require a living learning relationship?<\/p><p>The archive preserves evidence; the community provides context; research asks how it can be transmitted without losing its meaning. The idea of a <em>Posada<\/em> brings these functions together: a physical or digital place that receives a matter, makes an encounter possible and helps a journey continue.<\/p><div class=\"editorial-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=225\">Read \u201cFrontier profiles\u201d \u2192<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=224\">Read \u201cLa Posada\u201d \u2192<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=48\">Explore the research programme \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section><section><div class=\"section-heading\"><div><p class=\"eyebrow\">Three ways to explore<\/p><h2>Heritage, knowledge and encounters<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cards tr-home-cards\"><article class=\"card\"><img class=\"wp-image-1144\" src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-mujeres-totonacas-20261104.jpg\" alt=\"Totonac women\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1272\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-mujeres-totonacas-20261104.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-mujeres-totonacas-20261104-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-mujeres-totonacas-20261104-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-mujeres-totonacas-20261104-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-mujeres-totonacas-20261104-1536x1018.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><small class=\"card-photo-credit\">Bastian.studio1 \u00b7 2020 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:MUJERES_TOTONACAS.jpg\">Source<\/a><\/small><div><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=44\">Living heritage<\/a><\/h3><p>Jewellery, watchmaking and other crafts: objects, techniques and relationships across generations.<\/p><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=44\">Explore <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"card\"><img class=\"wp-image-1143\" src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-cocina-totonaca-20261104.jpg\" alt=\"Totonac cooking, Veracruz\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-cocina-totonaca-20261104.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-cocina-totonaca-20261104-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-cocina-totonaca-20261104-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-cocina-totonaca-20261104-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-cocina-totonaca-20261104-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><small class=\"card-photo-credit\">Rishytx \u00b7 2018 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Cocina_totonaca.jpg\">Source<\/a><\/small><div><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=48\">Knowledge and transmission<\/a><\/h3><p>Documenting knowledge with its context, provenance and recognition of the people who sustain it.<\/p><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=48\">Explore <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"card\"><img class=\"wp-image-1142\" src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-quetzales-cuetzalan-20261104.jpg\" alt=\"The Quetzales dance in Cuetzalan\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-quetzales-cuetzalan-20261104.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-quetzales-cuetzalan-20261104-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-quetzales-cuetzalan-20261104-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-quetzales-cuetzalan-20261104-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-quetzales-cuetzalan-20261104-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><small class=\"card-photo-credit\">Luce051 \u00b7 2012 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Danza_Los_Quetzales_de_Cuetzalan.jpg\">Source<\/a><\/small><div><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=58\">Community and cooperation<\/a><\/h3><p>People, families, communities of practice and diasporas: connections that sustain cultural continuity.<\/p><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=58\">Explore <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n<style id=\"iict-lecturas-ilustradas\">\/* IICT LECTURAS ILUSTRADAS \u00b7 2026-11-04 *\/\nbody:is(.home,.page-id-38,.page-id-95) #main>section:is(.photo-practices,.photo-place){display:none!important;}\n#main #lecturas-del-totonacapan{box-sizing:border-box;margin:clamp(2rem,5vw,4rem) 0;padding:clamp(1.2rem,3vw,2.5rem);border-block:1px solid 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#lecturas-del-totonacapan{padding:1.1rem 1rem;}#main #lecturas-del-totonacapan figcaption{font-size:13px;}}\n\/* FIN IICT LECTURAS ILUSTRADAS *\/<\/style><section class=\"iict-article-journal\" id=\"lecturas-del-totonacapan\" aria-labelledby=\"lecturas-titulo\"><header class=\"journal-heading\"><div><p class=\"eyebrow\">Territory \u00b7 Communities \u00b7 Crafts<\/p><h2 id=\"lecturas-titulo\">Totonacapan, in four readings<\/h2><\/div><p class=\"journal-deck\">From Veracruz\u2019s Gulf coast to the mountains of northern Puebla: landscapes, communities, exchanges and crafts, explored through the region\u2019s stories.<\/p><\/header><div class=\"journal-grid\"><article class=\"journal-entry\" id=\"lectura-1\"><figure><a class=\"journal-picture\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=512\" aria-label=\"The coast at Tecolutla\"><img class=\"wp-image-1140\" src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-costa-tecolutla-20261104.jpg\" alt=\"The coast at Tecolutla\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-costa-tecolutla-20261104.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-costa-tecolutla-20261104-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-costa-tecolutla-20261104-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-costa-tecolutla-20261104-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-costa-tecolutla-20261104-1536x1028.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>AlejandroLinaresGarcia \u00b7 2012 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:TecolutlaBeach01.JPG\">Source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><p class=\"journal-topic\">01 \u00b7 Landscapes<\/p><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=512\">Between sea and mountains<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"journal-excerpt\">Rivers, mangroves, lowlands and mountain environments: an introduction to the region\u2019s different landscapes.<\/p><a class=\"journal-read\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=512\">Read the article <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/article><article class=\"journal-entry\" id=\"lectura-2\"><figure><a class=\"journal-picture\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=514\" aria-label=\"Zozocolco and its mountain setting\"><img class=\"wp-image-1146\" src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-zozocolco-san-miguel-20261104.jpg\" alt=\"Zozocolco and its mountain setting\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-zozocolco-san-miguel-20261104.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-zozocolco-san-miguel-20261104-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-zozocolco-san-miguel-20261104-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-zozocolco-san-miguel-20261104-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-zozocolco-san-miguel-20261104-1536x1028.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Eneas de Troya \u00b7 2009 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\">CC BY 2.0<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Roman_Catholic_church_in_Zozocolco.jpg\">Source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><p class=\"journal-topic\">02 \u00b7 Communities<\/p><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=514\">A refuge for cultures<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"journal-excerpt\">Languages, rituals and ways of living together reveal the region\u2019s human diversity.<\/p><a class=\"journal-read\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=514\">Read the article <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/article><article class=\"journal-entry\" id=\"lectura-3\"><figure><a class=\"journal-picture\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=516\" aria-label=\"Cempoala: a historical landscape of Totonacapan\"><img class=\"wp-image-1141\" src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-cempoala-panoramica-20261104.jpg\" alt=\"Cempoala: a historical landscape of Totonacapan\" width=\"1920\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-cempoala-panoramica-20261104.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-cempoala-panoramica-20261104-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-cempoala-panoramica-20261104-1024x225.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-cempoala-panoramica-20261104-768x169.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-cempoala-panoramica-20261104-1536x338.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Adam Jones \u00b7 2014 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Panorama_of_Zempoala_Archaeological_Site_-_Veracruz_-_Mexico_(16051268601).jpg\">Source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><p class=\"journal-topic\">03 \u00b7 Connections<\/p><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=516\">From Mesoamerica to the world<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"journal-excerpt\">Flavours, objects and networks of exchange: a journey through the territory\u2019s connections with other worlds.<\/p><a class=\"journal-read\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=516\">Read the article <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/article><article class=\"journal-entry\" id=\"lectura-4\"><figure><a class=\"journal-picture\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=518\" aria-label=\"Family production of piloncillo in the Sierra Norte of Puebla\"><img class=\"wp-image-1148\" src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-piloncillo-sierra-norte-20261104.jpg\" alt=\"Family production of piloncillo in the Sierra Norte of Puebla\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-piloncillo-sierra-norte-20261104.jpg 480w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-territorio-piloncillo-sierra-norte-20261104-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>CarlosMoriano \u00b7 2020 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Eelaborando_piloncillo.jpg\">Source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><p class=\"journal-topic\">04 \u00b7 Transmission<\/p><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=518\">Knowledge that has endured for centuries<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"journal-excerpt\">The workshop, master\u2013apprentice relationships and communities of practice as places where knowledge remains alive.<\/p><a class=\"journal-read\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=518\">Read the article <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/article><\/div><div class=\"journal-foot\"><span>Photographs are framed for this edition. Originals and credits are linked.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=62\">Sources and credits \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/section><section class=\"feature\"><div><div class=\"bola-feature-heading\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">A history of crafts<\/p><h2>La Bola de Oro<\/h2><p class=\"lead\">Jewellery, silverwork, watchmaking and precision repair in Papantla.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bola-feature-story\"><p>The historical line documented from 1898 offers more than a collection: the continuity of capabilities, trust in the workshop and master\u2013apprentice transmission. Documents from 1904 and 1913 provide a window into that world.<\/p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=46\">Explore its history \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section><section><p class=\"eyebrow\">Areas of work<\/p><h2>From place to transmission<\/h2><div class=\"cards text-cards\"><article class=\"card\"><div><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=54\">Xanath and natural heritage<\/a><\/h3><p>Vanilla, landscape and ecological knowledge as part of the territory\u2019s memory.<\/p><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=54\">Explore <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"card\"><div><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=50\">Arts and Crafts Census<\/a><\/h3><p>An initiative in preparation to describe practices, transmission and needs through participation and consent.<\/p><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=50\">Explore <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"card\"><div><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=301#ai-ancestral-wisdom\">Formaci\u00f3n Integral 3.0<\/a><\/h3><p><strong>AI &amp; Ancestral Wisdom.<\/strong> A working framework to explore documentation and technology through attribution and control over knowledge.<\/p><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=301#ai-ancestral-wisdom\">Explore <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/section><section class=\"blue-panel\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">The Integral Management Society<\/p><h2>Institutional connection, a distinct identity.<\/h2><p>The Institute forms part of IMSV. It connects culture, research and cooperation while respecting the provenance of collections and the autonomy of people and communities.<\/p><a class=\"button light\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=40\">Mission and institutional framework \u2192<\/a><\/section><section class=\"closing\"><h2>Culture, knowledge and community<\/h2><p>Learning about a practice, adding context to a photograph or proposing cooperation can begin a useful conversation.<\/p><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=60\">Contact the Institute \u2192<\/a><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"prose literal-publication\" id=\"bandeja-inicio-en\" lang=\"en\"><h2>Totonacapan: a place of living culture<\/h2><p>Knowledge, crafts and memories that connect generations and places.<\/p><h2>We are a posada<\/h2><div class=\"carmen-posada-layout\"><p>Building on a history of encounters and crafts documented in Papantla since 1898, we support communities of practice and create posadas: workshops, archives, places of welcome and networks of cooperation where artisans, apprentices, researchers and communities share knowledge and discover new possibilities.<\/p><figure id=\"carmen-v01\" class=\"carmen-editorial-plate carmen-plate-v01\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-carmen-v01-propuesta-editorial-20261104.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-carmen-v01-propuesta-editorial-20261104.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-carmen-v01-propuesta-editorial-20261104-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-carmen-v01-propuesta-editorial-20261104.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:639px) calc(100vw - 40px), 600px\" width=\"1599\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Conceptual sepia engraving of people gathered around a worktable, with tools and craft objects in an old inn.\"><\/a><figcaption><span class=\"carmen-plate-type\">EDITORIAL PLATE \u00b7 AI&#45;GENERATED RECREATION<\/span><span>The posada as a meeting place for crafts, knowledge and travellers. It does not depict a documented inn, person or encounter.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><p><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=40\">Get to know the Institute and its mission<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=414\">Explore our posadas (original editions)<\/a><\/p><\/div><h2>Roots in Mexico. Institutional presence in Switzerland.<\/h2><p>The International Institute of Totonacapan Culture continues a history of communities of practice, crafts and encounters documented in Papantla since 1898. Its cultural work takes place in Mexico and is linked internationally through The Integral Management Society, a Swiss non&#45;profit association. In both countries, our non&#45;profit cultural mission is to preserve and pass on knowledge and create spaces for encounter.<\/p><p id=\"continuidad-mexicana\">MEXICO \u2014 Continuity of the Institute\u2019s cultural and heritage activities.<br>RFC VACC791202G11.<br>Calle Benito Ju\u00e1rez 200, 93400 \u00b7 Papantla de Olarte, Veracruz, Mexico.<\/p><p>SWITZERLAND \u2014 The Integral Management Society (IMSV) \u00b7 Swiss association \u00b7 UID\/CHE&#45;481.709.475.<\/p><p>The founding family also carries the memory and continuity of this history dating back to 1898. A granddaughter of <a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=412\">Genaro Vargas Tapia (biography in Spanish)<\/a>, founder of La Bola de Oro, helps carry on cultural and heritage activities in Papantla. This link connects the history of the crafts and meeting places with the Institute\u2019s work today.<\/p><p>Areas of participation and engagement: European AI Alliance (European artificial intelligence community), UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance (institutional application submitted by IMSV), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), where IMSV has pursued participation and ad hoc observer opportunities.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=349\">Our identity and legal framework<\/a><\/p><h2>International cooperation and initiatives<\/h2><p>Formaci\u00f3n Integral 3.0 was submitted to the IGF Labs of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2026), with contributions from Jokkolabs Banjul (The Gambia) and United Diplomats of Africa (Senegal). The initiative explores how experienced practitioners, younger generations and artificial intelligence can learn together and transmit knowledge between communities in Mexico and Africa.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=301\">Formaci\u00f3n Integral 3.0 \u2014 IGF Labs proposal<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=42\">Totonacapan<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=427\">The Totonacapan Alliance (in Spanish)<\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\n<script id=\"iict-territorio-publico\">(()=>{const apply=()=>{const lang=(document.documentElement.lang||'es').slice(0,2);const l=['es','en','fr'].includes(lang)?lang:'es';const eyebrow=document.querySelector('.editorial-home-opening .layout-cover-copy>.eyebrow');if(eyebrow&&!document.getElementById('iict-institute-motto')){const motto=document.createElement('span');motto.id='iict-institute-motto';motto.lang='en';motto.textContent='Custodians of the Essential';eyebrow.append(motto);}const credit=document.querySelector('.editorial-home-opening .layout-photo-credit');if(credit&&!credit.querySelector('.iict-photo-adaptation')){const note=document.createElement('span');note.className='iict-photo-adaptation';note.textContent={es:' \u00b7 Presentaci\u00f3n adaptada: recorte y degradado.',en:' \u00b7 Adapted presentation: crop and gradient.',fr:' \u00b7 Pr\u00e9sentation adapt\u00e9e : recadrage et d\u00e9grad\u00e9.'}[l];credit.append(note);}const map={es:'Ver el mapa del Totonacapan \u2192',en:'View the map of Totonacapan \u2192',fr:'Voir la carte du Totonacapan \u2192'}[l];if(document.querySelector('#mapa-del-totonacapan')){document.querySelectorAll('a[href$=\"#pb-institutional-atlas\"]').forEach(a=>{a.href='#mapa-del-totonacapan';a.textContent=map;});}};if(document.readyState==='loading')document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',apply,{once:true});else apply();})();<\/script>\n<style id=\"iict-carmen30-home\">\n\/* IICT CARMEN 30 \u00b7 LISTON Y CABECERA HOME \u00b7 2026-11-05\n   La escala 48rem aprobada por Ivan y el activo del logotipo se conservan. *\/\nbody#top.wp-theme-totonacapan-instituto:is(.home,.page-id-38,.page-id-95):has(#primary-nav)>header.masthead .brand-row{position:relative;padding-block:16px 8px!important;}\n\n@media(max-width:760px){body#top.wp-theme-totonacapan-instituto:is(.home,.page-id-38,.page-id-95):has(#primary-nav)>header.masthead .brand-row{padding-block:36px 16px!important;}}\n\/* FIN IICT CARMEN 30 *\/\n<\/style>\n\n<style id=\"iict-motto-carmen-0\">.editorial-home-opening .layout-cover-copy #iict-institute-motto{display:block!important;font-size:clamp(.94rem,1.25vw,1.1rem)!important;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;text-transform:none;line-height:1.4!important;letter-spacing:.025em;color:#fffdf7!important;margin:.45rem 0 0!important;padding:0;border:0;background:transparent;max-width:none!important;hyphens:none!important;text-align:start!important}@media(max-width:760px){.editorial-home-opening .layout-cover-copy #iict-institute-motto{color:#254761!important}}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Totonacapan: a place of living culture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1440,"href":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/1440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}