Santa María Tlahuitoltepec

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Santa María Tlahuitoltepec is an indigenous Mixe town in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its rich musical traditions, vibrant textiles, and strong preservation of Mixe language and culture.

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Santa María Tlahuitoltepec canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
municipality
town
country Mexico
culture Mixe culture
linked to: Mixe
ethnicGroup Mixe people
hasArtForm embroidery
traditional band music
traditional weaving
hasClimate mountain climate
hasCommunityOrganization traditional community assemblies
hasCulturalHeritageStatus important center of Mixe culture
hasCulturalPractice communal work tequio
fiesta patronal
hasDemographicCharacteristic predominantly indigenous population
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
handicrafts
music-related activities
textile production
hasEducationFocus bilingual education
music education
hasFormOfGovernment indigenous customary law
usos y costumbres
hasIndigenousPeople Mixe people
hasMusicalEnsembleType brass band
wind band
hasMusicReputation high density of community bands
training ground for Oaxacan musicians
hasPrimaryEthnolinguisticGroup Mixe
hasTextileStyle brightly colored huipiles
geometric embroidery patterns
hasTraditionalClothing Tlahuitoltepec huipil
isPartOf Sierra Norte de Oaxaca
isRuralArea true
knownFor preservation of Mixe culture
preservation of Mixe language
rich musical traditions
vibrant textiles
localLanguage Mixe language
locatedIn Oaxaca
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Sierra Mixe region
locatedInContinent North America
locatedInMountainRange Sierra Madre de Oaxaca
locatedInTimeZone Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
officialLanguage Spanish
patronSaint Virgin Mary
religion Roman Catholicism
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet for Mixe language

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Mixe religiousCenter Santa María Tlahuitoltepec
Mixe majorTown Santa María Tlahuitoltepec
Sierra Mixe hasMajorTown Santa María Tlahuitoltepec
Tlahuitoltepec Mixe spokenIn Santa María Tlahuitoltepec