Day of the Dead: Religious manifestations in Chiapas, Mexico – gallery
gallery January 1, 2006 by Craig ‘Cisco’ Dietz © 2006
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Day of the Dead in Chiapas, Mexico – gallery
gallery January 1, 2006 by Craig ‘Cisco’ Dietz © 2009
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Interactive Map of Chiapas
Interactive Map of Chiapas About 20% of the 4.8 million people living in Chiapas, Mexico’s southernmost state, belong to one or other of the state’s numerous indigenous groups, including various Maya groups and the Lacandon Indians. Development and cultural issues relating to indigenous communities in Chiapas are many and varied. The state’s El Chichón Volcano […]
Continue ReadingDid you know? In Chiapas, Mexico’s Mam turn to organic farming
Organic farming has helped some indigenous peoples in Mexico to reinvent themselves. How many people are there? According to INEGI figures, about six million Mexicans over the age of five speak at least one indigenous language. Another three million Mexicans consider themselves indigenous but no longer speak any indigenous language. How many indigenous towns or […]
Continue ReadingWho is Subcomandante Marcos
Posted by Janis on August 12, 1999 Hola a Todos, This is not meant to be a political question, I know this may seem impossible, but I am looking for some factual info. Last evening I saw a documentary by Nettie Wild entitled “A Place Called Chiapas.” Wild is a Canadian filmmaker who spent eight […]
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Chiapas celebrates the Day of the Dead – gallery
This photo gallery shows how Day of the Dead is celebrated in Chiapas. January 1, 2006 by Craig ‘Cisco’ Dietz © 1999
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Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México (State of), México City, D.F., Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán, Zacatecas,
Continue ReadingOn the border between Mexico and Guatemala
Some days are better than others. Visa days are hardly ever good, filled as they are with anxiety and uncertainty. All this visa business seems so silly to me, and so costly, and so inconvenient. Why can’t I just live here in peace? It’s enough to drive a person to drink… Welcome to the ripoff […]
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