Tsotsil
Lands
The Highlands (Los Altos) of Chiapas, Mexico, including Chamula and Zinacantán
Countries Mexico
Facts 3
Today
La Voz de los Vientos, an INPI radio station in Copainalá, Chiapas, broadcasts in Zoque, Tsotsil and Spanish.
As of 2022 Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), with station information from INPI, XECOPA La Voz de los Vientos (AM) : Radio cultural indígena México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Tsotsil women are renowned artisans: in Chamula they make wool chamarros, and in Zinacantán finely embroidered ponchos.
Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), Gobierno de México, Tsotsiles : Pueblos indígenas México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
During carnival, Tsotsil communities act out their history and their ties with other peoples, and express their wish to keep their own culture.
Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), Gobierno de México, Tsotsiles : Pueblos indígenas México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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