Santiago Atitlán, Oaxaca
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Santiago Atitlán, Oaxaca is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
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It is part of the Sierra Mixe
district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca
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The municipality covers wooded and mountainous area of 82.93 km².
The forests contain oak, mahogany, white cedar and red cedar, among others.
Fruit trees include orange, lime, apple, peach, banana, sapodilla, mamey, pineapple, guava, plum, payua, avocado and mango.
Wild animals include cat, wild boar, tapir, brocket deer, deer, tepexcuincle, coyote, wolf, bobcat and fox.
As of 2005, the municipality had 679 households with a total population of 3,187 of which 2.790 spoke an indigenous language.
The main economic activity is cultivation of coffee. Other crops are corn, beans, peppers and tomatoes.
The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region
, a cooperative founded in 1982, assists in production and distribution of the local products, notably coffee, under a fair trade
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Municipalities of Mexico State
The Mexican state of Mexico is made up of 125 municipios :-External links:* Estado de México / State of Mexico...
in Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
in south-western Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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It is part of the Sierra Mixe
Sierra Mixe
The Sierra Mixe or Mixes District is a district in the east of the Sierra Norte Region of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It comprises 17 municipalities and covers 4,930 km2 at an average elevation of 1,200 meters above sea level....
district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca
Sierra Norte de Oaxaca
La Sierra Norte de Oaxaca is a heavily-wooded region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.It is 62 km from the city of Oaxaca on Federal highway 175, heading east towards Tuxtepec....
Region.
The municipality covers wooded and mountainous area of 82.93 km².
The forests contain oak, mahogany, white cedar and red cedar, among others.
Fruit trees include orange, lime, apple, peach, banana, sapodilla, mamey, pineapple, guava, plum, payua, avocado and mango.
Wild animals include cat, wild boar, tapir, brocket deer, deer, tepexcuincle, coyote, wolf, bobcat and fox.
As of 2005, the municipality had 679 households with a total population of 3,187 of which 2.790 spoke an indigenous language.
The main economic activity is cultivation of coffee. Other crops are corn, beans, peppers and tomatoes.
The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region
Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region
The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region , is a farmer's cooperative in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It was established in 1982 to assist in production, marketing and distribution of locally produced coffee and other products....
, a cooperative founded in 1982, assists in production and distribution of the local products, notably coffee, under a fair trade
Fair trade
Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries make better trading conditions and promote sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to producers as well as higher social and environmental standards...
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