Category: Mexican Library

Abstract The Huave Culture of the Isthmus represents one of the most resilient, ecologically specialized, and culturally rich Indigenous civilizations in southern Mexico. Occupying the dynamic coastal and estuarine environments of Oaxaca, the Huave people—self-identified as Ombeayiüts—have cultivated an enduring civilization that harmonizes human activity with water-dominated ecosystems. The Huave culture is defined not only…

Abstract The Huave Culture of the Isthmus represents one of the most enduring and ecologically adapted Indigenous cultures of southern Mexico. Occupying the coastal lagoons and estuarine ecosystems of Oaxaca, the Huave people—self-identified as Ombeayiüts—developed a civilization deeply intertwined with aquatic landscapes. Their cosmology, subsistence strategies, and ceremonial life are shaped by the rhythms of…

Abstract The Cora Culture of Nayarit represents one of the most resilient and spiritually complex Indigenous civilizations of western Mexico. Situated in the Sierra del Nayar, the Cora people—known to themselves as Náayerite—have preserved an unbroken continuum of ritual life and cosmological practice that links them directly to pre-Columbian traditions. Their worldview fuses agricultural cycles…

Abstract The Chontal Culture of Tabasco, known in their own language as the Yokot’anob, represents one of the most enduring Mayan lineages of southeastern Mexico. Their civilization emerged within the fertile floodplains of the Grijalva and Usumacinta rivers, where water served as both a life-giving and sacred force. Deeply rooted in hydrological knowledge and ecological…

Abstract The Chontal Culture of Oaxaca embodies one of the oldest and least-documented Indigenous traditions of southern Mexico. This research article examines the Chontal Culture of Oaxaca through a multidisciplinary perspective that integrates ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and ecological analysis. Positioned between the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Pacific coastal plains, the Chontal people developed…

Notable Heritage Site: Sierra de San Francisco Rock Paintings (UNESCO World Heritage Site).The Cochimí people once inhabited the vast central deserts and coastal zones of Baja California, Mexico, a territory stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of California. Their presence in the peninsula dates back more than ten thousand years, representing one of…