The hammock is a way of life for many people in the many Mexican indigen coasts: they are born in them, they sleep in them, they conceive in them, and they die in them. The hammock, which is considered a beautiful work of art in developed countries, is the every day companion of the people. Today, cotton is still used to make the hammocks, but  mnylon is used as well. The nylon is man made and is easy to work with. To make one descent sized hammock, it can take one person a few weeks to complete it. Because of the mexican hammock's popularity and growing demand, entire villages across the coasts dedicate their lives and their childrens lives to making the hammocks. It is a family business and a way of life that is passed on from generation to generation.
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