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visited the village. According to legend, the president was so pleased with the performance that he shook each dancer's hand and promised them gifts from the capital if they continued to perform the dance. While no such gifts came, the town has continued to perform the dance as part of the town's
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The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and waterfront fisheries. One of the best coffees in the world, the Pluma
Hidalgo, is cultivated in the Pochutla district. In other parts of the region lemons are grown to make lemon oil, a raw material for perfumes and medicines. Pine and oak wood
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Dance is an important element of the coast's cultural life. Dance in this area is an amalgam of indigenous, "African" and
Spanish elements, much like the rest of the culture here. Authorities here, including village elders, the town councils, municipal authorities as well as important village
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Every year in
November the government organizes the Coastal Dance Festival, where regional groups from the Oaxaca coast and guests from Michoacán, Guerrero and Chiapas in Puerto Escondido have assembled since 1994 to give exhibitions of the traditional dances of the southern Pacific region.
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figures have worked to keep traditions, such as the "sones" (traditional music) and "chilenas" (dance performed particularly in
Pinotepa Nacional) alive. The area hosts an annual ‘’’Coastal Dance Festival’’ with the purpose of preserving and popularizing traditional coast dances.
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yearly festival. Santiago
Collantes is also known for its version of the Devil's Dance, which is related to the hardships of slavery and serf-like conditions that the slaves suffered. Pinotepa Nacional has its well-known Chilena dance, which may be related to the
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in the coastal plain, with a more temperate climate higher up. Average temperatures range between 24 and 26 °C (75.2 and 78.8 °F), and maximum annual rainfall is between 730 and 2,000 mm (28.7 and 78.7 in) -
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is harvested for plywood. Ranching is a major source of revenue. There is also small-scale exploitation of iron, copper and magnesium, and the region has titanium deposits.
348:(or zamueca) dances of South America. Other dances performed in the area include the Turtle Dance, the Tiger Dance, and the old and new versions of the Badger's Dance.
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319:. Santa Catarina Juquila is one of the most important religious centers of Mexico, where many people visit the shrine of the Virgin of Juquila each year.
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339:, is a lively, vivacious dance inspired by local history. This dance is the best-known of the region and was performed in 1911 when Mexican president
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One example of local dance is the Petate Bull dance. There are numerous bull dances in Mexico but the version that is performed in the village of
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inland from the coast. It includes the districts of
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170:It is a tourist region, based on the beaches of
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209:in particular, rather than with the city of
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259:Important towns or municipalities include:
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121:lies on the Pacific coast of the state of
457:"STATE OF OAXACA: SANTA CATARINA Juquila"
461:Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
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374:Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
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702:Tehuantepec (Santo Domingo Tehuantepec)
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248:peoples. The famous Oaxacan troubadour
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42:Oaxaca regions - Costa to the south
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522:El Sistema de Información Cultural
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129:, south of the more mountainous
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952:Regions and districts of Oaxaca
489:"Dances from the Oaxacan Coast"
407:Guía México Desconocido: Oaxaca
518:"Festival Costeño de la Danza"
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692:Santa María Asunción Tlaxiaco
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672:San Juan Bautista Cuicatlán
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677:San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
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1215:Municipalities of Oaxaca
913:Municipalities of Oaxaca
600:Alejandro Murat Hinojosa
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228:, as well as indigenous
220:The population includes
16:Region in Oaxaca, Mexico
1104:Valles Centrales Region
743:Valles Centrales Region
335:in the municipality of
711:Administrative regions
687:Santa Lucía del Camino
277:Santa Catarina Juquila
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682:Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán
428:Marín Ruiz, Guillermo
297:San Juan Cacahuatepec
254:San Juan Cacahuatepec
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67:15.86194°N 97.06722°W
793:Archaeological sites
762:Geographical regions
647:Juchitán de Zaragoza
432:"Aquí Oaxaca: Costa"
309:San Gabriel Mixtepec
293:Pinotepa de Don Luis
281:Santa María Huatulco
1053:Sierra Norte Region
886:Lagunas de Chacahua
738:Sierra Norte Region
313:San Agustín Loxicha
305:Santos Reyes Nopala
215:Federal Highway 200
72:15.86194; -97.06722
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896:Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
891:Playa de Escobilla
876:Boquerón de Tonalá
800:Cerro de las Minas
667:San Pedro Pochutla
403:"Ciudad de Oaxaca"
333:Santiago Collantes
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104: • Total
1239:Regions of Oaxaca
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1152:Sierra Sur Region
1030:Papaloapan Region
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748:Sierra Sur Region
733:Papaloapan Region
697:Pinotepa Nacional
642:Huajuapan de León
635:Major communities
337:Pinotepa Nacional
301:San Pedro Jicayán
261:Pinotepa Nacional
153:The region has a
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341:Francisco Madero
269:Puerto Escondido
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176:Puerto Escondido
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1165:Sola de Vega
1081:Istmo Region
982:Coixtlahuaca
972:Silacayoapam
753:Costa Region
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723:Istmo Region
626:Demographics
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1094:Tehuantepec
1071:Sierra Mixe
987:Teposcolula
967:Juxtlahuaca
830:Monte Albán
774:Selva Zoque
662:Salina Cruz
493:Oaxaca News
199:Costa Chica
119:Costa Chica
70: /
1228:Categories
1193:Jamiltepec
1170:Miahuatlán
1066:Villa Alta
997:Nochixtlán
820:Lambityeco
769:La Mixteca
527:2010-06-06
503:2008-02-26
471:2010-07-07
442:2008-02-26
384:2010-07-06
356:References
285:Jamiltepec
135:Jamiltepec
131:Sierra Sur
55:15°51′43″N
1213:See also
1137:Tlacolula
1020:Cuicatlán
1015:Teotitlán
977:Huajuapan
911:See also
815:Guiengola
810:Etlatongo
289:Tututepec
205:and with
1203:Pochutla
1175:Yautepec
1127:Zimatlán
1122:Zaachila
1089:Juchitán
1038:Tuxtepec
992:Tlaxiaco
881:Huatulco
855:Zaachila
835:Ndaxagua
593:Governor
571:, Mexico
265:Pochutla
222:Mestizos
207:Acapulco
203:Guerrero
172:Huatulco
143:Pochutla
58:97°4′2″W
1198:Juquila
1132:Ocotlán
1043:Choapan
850:Yucuita
621:Economy
616:History
246:Zapotec
242:Chontal
238:Chatino
162:Economy
149:Climate
139:Juquila
83:Country
1142:Ejutla
1117:Centro
1061:Ixtlán
805:Dainzú
569:Oaxaca
315:, and
234:Amuzgo
230:Mixtec
211:Oaxaca
182:People
127:Mexico
123:Oaxaca
94:Oaxaca
86:Mexico
30:Region
1160:Putla
901:Yagul
845:Yagul
825:Mitla
413:: 85.
346:cueca
323:Dance
91:State
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224:and
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