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Forestry is the main economic activity, with each community managing their forests and selling the logs to private mills. Agricultural production includes maize and beans, sugarcane and coffee. Livestock farming mostly consists of backyard breeding of chickens, goats, pigs and mules. Small
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538:Geographical regions
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545:La Mixteca
303:2010-07-06
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182:Miahuatlán
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989:See also
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687:See also
591:Guiengola
586:Etlatongo
248:festival.
196:Geography
144:Time zone
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951:Yautepec
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392:History
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114:Country
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