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Sergio Castro

Sergio Castro

(Born March 12, 1941)

Here is a page about a good white Mexican with a very good heart who has been helping Indians actively for over 40 years already. In the town of San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico, he is known as El Andalón (the healer) because of his ability to heal people, especially from burns, something that is generally not very well treated in Mexican hospitals (left unattended which causes inflammation, being sent home too soon or getting a foot amputated for no good reason), using ointments and bandages. His other nick name is Yok Chij in one of the Mayan languages, which means "dear foot", because he is always actively on his feet doing something. He also has erected some

30 schools for children who would otherwise have no education at all and grow up illiterate. The Mexican Constitution guarantees that everyone has a right to free education, but in practise this is not always the case. Most Mexicans live comfortable lives having all they need while poor mayan people have to go without electricity or education. Originally from the state of Chihuahua Don Sergio lives in San Cristobal de las Casas, a town in the state of Chiapas. As he never charges money but will only accept donations, many Indian people have given him gifts of which the amount eventually made him decide to start a museum of Indian culture  (Museo de Trajes Regionales) at 38 Guadelupe Victoria, San Cristobel de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. In all the years that Don Sergio has been doing this work, the Mexican government, even though they know about it, never showed any kind of interest whatsoever. It's like this government doesn't really regard the Mayan people as Mexican citizens, even though they are.

El Andalón

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