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transmission<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"editorial-reading\"><p>The materials assembled under the name Xanath connect the Papantla and Las Mesillas area with an experience of landscape care, vanilla cultivation and encounters among people who know the territory. They include field accounts and conversations about environmental restoration and knowledge transmission. This collection is preserved as project memory, together with its open questions.<\/p><h3>Following a plant to understand relationships<\/h3><p>Vanilla makes a chain of knowledge visible: selecting and caring for a growing environment, tending the plant, recognising flowering, attending to pollination, harvesting and processing the pods. This work brings together decisions, timing and skills that cannot be explained solely through the finished product.<\/p><p>In the Institute\u2019s visual programme, the flower and the moment of pollination symbolise this relationship between living beings, attention and continuity. Studying it requires records identifying the plant, place, date and what is actually observed. The botanical references on this website state their provenance; an illustrative image does not document a field event.<\/p><h3>A landscape that is also learned<\/h3><p>Routes, materials, plants and conversations belong to situated knowledge. The Institute seeks to document how people describe these connections and teach them to other generations. A restoration account may open a historical and ecological investigation, while preserving who tells it and which records can accompany it.<\/p><p>The original notes contain different versions of areas and events at the site. This public edition avoids presenting those details as verified findings. Further archival work will seek dated records, authorised testimony and identified photographs to give each story the context it needs.<\/p><div class=\"editorial-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=44\">Nature and living practices \u2192<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=60\">Contribute an account or an identified photograph \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"diagrama-vainilla\" class=\"bandeja-visual prose\" aria-labelledby=\"diagrama-vainilla-titulo\" data-iict-plate=\"process\" data-iict-label=\"Process diagram\"><h2 id=\"diagrama-vainilla-titulo\">From plant to pod<\/h2><p>Four moments for observing vanilla as a practice of cultivation and care.<\/p><ol data-aid-art=\"steps\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(min(100%,10.5rem),1fr));gap:0.85rem;margin:1rem 0;padding:0;list-style:none\"><li style=\"box-sizing:border-box;padding:1rem 1.1rem;background:#e8eff2;border-top:3px solid #486d80;min-width:0\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:inline-grid;place-items:center;border:1px solid currentColor;border-radius:50%;width:2.2rem;height:2.2rem;color:#24485d;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;margin-bottom:.7rem\">01<\/span><h3 style=\"color:#24485d;margin:.1rem 0 .5rem\">Tend the growing environment<\/h3><p style=\"margin:.35rem 0 0\">Care for the plant and observe its growing conditions.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing:border-box;padding:1rem 1.1rem;background:#efeee3;border-top:3px solid #737a51;min-width:0\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:inline-grid;place-items:center;border:1px solid currentColor;border-radius:50%;width:2.2rem;height:2.2rem;color:#24485d;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;margin-bottom:.7rem\">02<\/span><h3 style=\"color:#24485d;margin:.1rem 0 .5rem\">Recognise flowering<\/h3><p style=\"margin:.35rem 0 0\">Record when the flower appears and on which plant.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing:border-box;padding:1rem 1.1rem;background:#f5eddd;border-top:3px solid #9a7938;min-width:0\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:inline-grid;place-items:center;border:1px solid currentColor;border-radius:50%;width:2.2rem;height:2.2rem;color:#24485d;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;margin-bottom:.7rem\">03<\/span><h3 style=\"color:#24485d;margin:.1rem 0 .5rem\">Observe pollination<\/h3><p style=\"margin:.35rem 0 0\">Distinguish what was observed and record how it occurred when documented.<\/p><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing:border-box;padding:1rem 1.1rem;background:#edf0e9;border-top:3px solid #506959;min-width:0\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:inline-grid;place-items:center;border:1px solid currentColor;border-radius:50%;width:2.2rem;height:2.2rem;color:#24485d;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;margin-bottom:.7rem\">04<\/span><h3 style=\"color:#24485d;margin:.1rem 0 .5rem\">Harvest and cure<\/h3><p style=\"margin:.35rem 0 0\">Follow the harvest and the subsequent processing of the pods.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin:1rem 0 0;padding:.7rem 1rem;border-left:3px solid #9a7938;background:#f5eddd\">An observation record identifies the plant, place, date and what was actually seen.<\/p><p style=\"margin:.7rem 0 0\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=422#atlas-visual-xanath\">Consult the vanilla plate (Spanish page) \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/section>\n<section id=\"hitos-xanath-las-mesillas\" class=\"bandeja-visual prose\" aria-labelledby=\"hitos-xanath-las-mesillas-titulo\" data-iict-plate=\"timeline\" data-iict-label=\"Timeline\"><h2 id=\"hitos-xanath-las-mesillas-titulo\">Three dates for reading the story<\/h2><p>These dates distinguish events in Las Mesillas from public accounts about Xanath. The original sources are in Spanish.<\/p><ol data-t4=\"xanath\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(min(100%,13rem),1fr));gap:.9rem;margin:1rem 0;padding:0;list-style:none\"><li style=\"min-width:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:1rem 1.1rem;border-top:3px solid #476e84;background:#e8eff2\"><time datetime=\"1999\" style=\"font-weight:700;color:#24485d\">1999<\/time><h3>The rains and the relocation<\/h3><p>The local report published in 2013 describes how Las Mesillas was relocated after the 1999 rains.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alcalorpolitico.com\/informacion\/adoptan-la-alfareria-como-modo-de-vida-en-las-mesillas-papantla-121801.html\" hreflang=\"es\">Read the local source<\/a><\/p><\/li><li style=\"min-width:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:1rem 1.1rem;border-top:3px solid #707d54;background:#f2efe4\"><time datetime=\"2013\" style=\"font-weight:700;color:#24485d\">2013<\/time><h3>Pottery in Las Mesillas<\/h3><p>The local coverage describes people learning pottery and an exhibition of their work.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alcalorpolitico.com\/informacion\/adoptan-la-alfareria-como-modo-de-vida-en-las-mesillas-papantla-121801.html\" hreflang=\"es\">Read the pottery report<\/a><\/p><\/li><li style=\"min-width:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:1rem 1.1rem;border-top:3px solid #a47d39;background:#f5eddd\"><time datetime=\"2014\" style=\"font-weight:700;color:#24485d\">2014<\/time><h3>The village in the RTVE report<\/h3><p>The RTVE report and accompanying text introduce the village and the passing on of crafts in the Xanath area.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtve.es\/play\/noticias\/20140226\/pueblo-totonaco-abre-puertas-su-aldea\/887240.shtml\" hreflang=\"es\">Read the RTVE report<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ol><p><a href=\"\/?page_id=422#hitos-xanath-las-mesillas\" hreflang=\"es\">Read the full account (Spanish)<\/a><\/p><\/section><div class=\"prose\"><p class=\"lead\">Knowledge of a place also lives in caring for a plant, recognising a season and passing on a relationship with the landscape.<\/p><p>Eco Park Xanath, near Papantla, provides a reference for exploring vanilla and the connection between culture and nature. The Institute\u2019s documentation is interested in this relationship and in memories of territorial work associated with Xanath.<\/p><h2>Vanilla as practice<\/h2><p>Growing and processing vanilla brings together observation, care and specialised work. Documenting it means attending to people and their judgement as well as describing a plant or finished product. The relationship between ecological knowledge and transmission forms part of living heritage.<\/p><\/div><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-vainilla.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-vainilla.jpg\" alt=\"Vanilla planifolia flower photographed in a greenhouse\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\"><\/a><figcaption>Vanilla planifolia \u00b7 Malcolm Manners, 2012 \/ Wikimedia Commons \u00b7 CC BY 2.0. Photograph taken at Florida Southern College: botanical reference, not a photograph of Xanath or Totonacapan.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"carmen-v03\" class=\"carmen-editorial-plate carmen-plate-v03\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-carmen-v03-propuesta-editorial-20261104.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-carmen-v03-propuesta-editorial-20261104.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-carmen-v03-propuesta-editorial-20261104-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-carmen-v03-propuesta-editorial-20261104.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:639px) calc(100vw - 40px), 600px\" width=\"1599\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Plate in the manner of an old botanical engraving, with a vanilla vine, flowers, pods, a notebook and a hand taking notes.\"><\/a><figcaption><span class=\"carmen-plate-type\">EDITORIAL PLATE \u00b7 AI-GENERATED RECREATION<\/span><span>Observing, recording and sharing what the territory teaches. A conceptual representation of observing vanilla, not a historical botanical record.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"prose\"><h2>Territorial memory and sources<\/h2><p>Studying Xanath and its surroundings requires relating documents, observations and testimony. Memories of people who have worked there help frame questions about care, landscape change and learning. Detailed histories of Las Mesillas and changes in land use require their own documentary research.<\/p><h2>Visiting the park<\/h2><p>For visiting information and current conditions, please consult the park directly. This website offers a cultural and documentary perspective; it does not handle bookings or provide tourism services.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zonaturistica.com\/en\/things-to-do\/veracruz\/papantla\/eco-park-xanath\">Public reference about Eco Park Xanath \u2192<\/a><\/p><h2>Contributing context<\/h2><p>If you hold photographs, testimony or documents related to Xanath, you can propose their study. Identifying the place, date, author and people pictured helps prepare a useful record and agree suitable uses.<\/p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=60\">Enquire about Xanath documentation \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"fuentes-xanath\" class=\"bandeja-visual prose\" aria-labelledby=\"fuentes-xanath-titulo\" data-iict-plate=\"sources\" data-iict-label=\"Sources and credits\"><h2 id=\"fuentes-xanath-titulo\">Three sources on Xanath<\/h2><p>Three sources approach the landscape from different perspectives: an INAH cultural itinerary, a television feature on Veracruz and a plate for looking closely at vanilla.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mener.inah.gob.mx\/archivos\/FOLLETO.FINAL.WEB%20%281%29.pdf\">El Taj\u00edn and Xanath Ecological Park (Spanish PDF)<\/a>. INAH\u2019s cultural itinerary locates the park near Papantla and describes its focus on the regional ecosystem, vanilla cultivation and Totonac culture.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtve.es\/play\/videos\/espanoles-en-el-mundo\/espanoles-mundo-veracruz-ivan\/2419404\/\">Xanath on RTVE (Spanish video)<\/a>. A 2014 <em>Espa\u00f1oles en el mundo<\/em> feature visits the village, Papantla and El Taj\u00edn.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=422#atlas-visual-xanath\">Historical vanilla plate (Spanish page)<\/a>. K\u00f6hler\u2019s plate 114 shows the flower, fruit and enlarged botanical details.<\/li><\/ul><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanilla, landscape and ecological knowledge<\/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-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","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=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1008,"href":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/1008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}