Zúñiga moved to Mexico City in 1936, where began his lifelong fascination with the native peoples of Latin America. Zúñiga's art reflects a love and respect for Central American people and traditions, and illustrates the beginning of the powerful influence of traditional Mexican and Latin culture on the world of art. Zúñiga's prints articulate the sensitivity and sensuality of the human figure - in particular, the strong, powerful figure of the matriarchal female of his cultural heritage. The term yucateca refers to people, specifically females, from the Yucatan. The Yucatan was blessed with an abundance of fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices. Many gardens in Yucatan are full of fruit and vegetable trees, and many superstitions and odd traditions abound about how to help them grow. Suggestions range from hitting orange trees with sandals if they’re not producing fruit, to planting your fig tree next to a kitchen window because they grow best when they hear gossip.