 In the mid-1980s, the influence of the Linares alebrijes was becoming popular and wholesalers and store owners from the United States, began to deal with artisans in Oaxaca directly.The desire of the foreign merchants for non-indigenous animals and the newly popular alebrijes affected the market.By 1990, woodcarving had begun to boom with most households in Arrazola and Tilcajete earning at least part of their income from the craft.