A huge thank you to the Munoz-Aldana family and we look forward to visiting Leon again soon.
Saludos,
Cat and Mike
p.s. want to purchase some of the lovely items we are gathering? Visit www.catalinaleather.com.
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| Alex's and Carmen's family making the leather goods. |
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| Francisco, another family friend. |
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| Alex's Auntie and Son making purses. |
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| Another photo of the family. |
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| Celebrating our first leather order! The man next to Mike is Mauro, our driver that we have grown to be a part of our Mexico family as well. Alex has the glasses and black shirt on in the back row. |
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| Blurry picture but the woman to your right is Carmen, Alex's wife and the boy to the far left is Alex's other son. |
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| Alex, standing on the factory balcony overlooking his Leon neighborhood. |
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| Another of Alex, Owner and friend from Regina Leather. |
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| Sewing the pieces for the purses. |
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| New leather in stock! Stay tuned for jackets and bags made out of this beautiful, rich, cow hide. |
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| Look at how thick and strong this beautiful leather is. It is amazingly soft! |
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| Another view of the new leather. |
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| I couldn't help but capture this tiny handprint, made by one of Alex and Carmen's sons when they were little. A reminder of what they are working for. |
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| street view of the factory. |
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| Another view of Regina Leather's factory entrance. |
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| The simplicity and design of this building make it a perfect work shop. |
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| Carmen waiting for our trip back to the store in Leon Central. |
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| Notice the lack of railings on the balcony. View of the work from the street. |
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| A sincere thank you for the kindness, humble nature and extreme generosity of this beautiful family. We felt like a part of their family. |
