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 hoarding and exploitation. Its organization and directions are based in “community service”, through “governing by obeying”.

The “Matria” has bequeathed four attitudes before life and the world: the pure values that make up family and community. A tireless constructor spirit. Love and respect for nature; a mystical and spiritual vision for the world and life.

''A total quality millenarian Culture. ''

Our culture has always been of TOTAL QUALITY. Proof of this is that our pyramids, temples, monuments, etc., have survived over time and museums are full of objects, because were well made and have an excellent aesthetic quality, they have been able to survive the time. This Total quality in our family and spiritual structure, have enabled us to venture across these five centuries of denial. All of this, as a whole, has led it to be recognized as WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE.

We are people with a strong culture, which has managed to transcend its historical death. The conquest, the encomienda, progress, modernity, development, neoliberalism and globalization, have not been able in these five centuries of denial, to erase the "own face and the true heart" from the culture of our old grandparents.

Mexicans as worthy heirs of the Cultural Heritage of the Ancient Mexico, we must know and be aware of these values, to transform our reality, with the same passion to "be and transcend", as our wise ancestors did. Excellence in our performance, whatever it is, must be based on the passion that our ancestors had to create one of the six oldest and most important civilizations of the world civilizations. This is our best legacy.

Excellence cannot emerge by decree, mandate or imported fashion. Excellence comes from the consciousness of what we have been and we are both as individuals and as a people. Excellence is one of the most valuable cultural heritages that we have. Excellence is a