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Thursday, July 20, 2006


OAXACA

Oaxaca State is the home of 25% of the total Mexican Indian population, which means there are about 90,000 Mexican Indians living in Oaxaca State. The Mexican Indians are divided in three groups and each group in different tribes:

The Mixteca: Mixtec, Trique, Chocho, Amuzgo, Ixcatec, and Nahua.

The Zapoteca: Zapotecs, Chatin, and Chontal

The Northern Zone: Mazatec, Chinantec, Mixe, and Cuicatec
My visit to the state was only concentrated to the Capital, which is the Oaxaca City and the surrounding areas. That meant I was around the Zapotecs, Chantin, Chontal, and some of the Mixteca tribes at all times.


El estado de Oaxaca es la case del 25% del total de los indígenas del país. Esto quiere decir que hay 90,000 indígenas viviendo en el estado de Oaxaca. Los indígenas en Oaxaca están divididos en tres grupos y éstos en otros subgrupos:

Los Mixtecas: Mixteca, Trique, Choco, Amuzgo, Ixcateca, y Nahua.

Los Zapoteca: Zapotecas, Chatin, y Chontal.

La Zona Norte: Mazateca, Chinanteca, Mixe, y Cuicateca.
Mi visita al estado se concentró en la capital y áreas circunvecinas. Eso significó que por la mayor parte del tiempo estaba rodeado de Zapotecas, Chantinos, Chontals, y Mixtecos.

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