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About Zinacantan

Zinacantan is a municipality inside the state of Chiapas. Located inside the location of Los Altos. In the live 30,742 population, of which most of the people 98% is Tzotzil ethnic institution of the Mayan own family and handiest a small component is mestizo. Its surface is approximately 171.4 square kilometers. From the statistics this is regarded about the history of Zinacantan prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, it is acknowledged that Zinacantan turned into conquered through the Mexicas under the command of Tiltototl inside the year 1486. Since then, he maintained a community above all with the Mexicas, with whom they exchanged products which includes salt and amber.

However, this city becomes recognized in an awesome part of the Mesoamerican place for the alternate of its products with those of different peoples. Before the advent of the Spaniards, the Zinacanteco ethnic organization covered the municipalities of Zinacantan, San Cristobal de las Casas, Ixtapa, Acala and San Lucas. The ancient Zinacantecos have been broadly speaking settled inside the mountainous and cold part of the location, from wherein they moved to plant and cultivate inside the lower areas.

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