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Totontepec
Totontepec Villa de Morelos is a small village and municipality, in the Sierra Mixe district of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is located some 1840 metres above sea level and some 326 km from the state capital, Oaxaca de Juárez. In spite of the Mixe influence, the toponym is Nahuatl in origin, meaning "hot hill". The town The locals, called Totontepecanos, speak Mexican Spanish and the local dialect of the Mixe language. Each dialect of Mixe is different depending on the village in which it is spoken. According to the 2005 census, the town had a population of 5,626 people. The town's most notable feature is a rock that can be seen from nearly every location. They call it "La Mitra" (or mitre, in English). It is located at the top of the mountain on which Totontepec is built. The locals will scale this mountain to light prayer candles and get a great view of their town. Totontepec is home to an unusual landrace of maize, locally known as "olotón", but more commonly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San José Chinantequilla
San José Chinantequilla is a Mexican community by the state of Oaxaca, in the municipality of Totontepec Villa de Morelos located in the Mixe people, mixe district, is located in the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca, sierra norte. It was founded by migrants from Guanajuato in 1913. In 1920, it joined the municipality of Totontepec Villa de Morelos (municipality), Totontepec Villa de Morelos first called "Chinantequilla" name in 1969 was replaced by the "San Jose Chinantequilla", derived from the Chinantec language, chinanteco which means ''A bank of Grass.'' In Mixe languages, mixe is written ''M³eviam'' and the meaning of the name is the same, the Totontepec Villa de Morelos, municipality is located about 162 km from the Oaxaca, Oaxaca, state capital. Toponymy The name comes from the name Chinantec language, chinantec ''Chinan'' meaning "shore", ''Qiya'' meaning in Spanish language, Spanish grass, common plant in this region, the suffix "te" is equivalent to ''tepec'' which means "place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
