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TzotzilMayan Indian group of central Chiapas state in southern Mexico. They live at high elevations where the climate is cool and precipitation is heavy during the rainy season. They raise sheep, primarily for wool, which they weave into ponchos for men and shawls for women. They practice shifting cultivation and grow peaches and other crops for the market. Some make pottery, leather, and fibre products or practice carpentry or stonework. Christian and native beliefs are intertwined in all Tzotzil areas. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Many were composed of indigenous women of Mayan, Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Aymara, and Quecha heritage. Masked gunmen belonging to a paramilitary group murdered forty-five unarmed Tzotzil Indians who were living in a makeshift refugee camp on the road to the village of Acteal, some twenty miles north of San Cristobal. The savage massacre of 45 Tzotzil Indians on December 22 in the village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas has focused new attention on the continuing crisis and conflict in that state and on the peace-and-justice efforts of the local Catholic Church. |
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