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	Chiapas - MSN Encarta
		Chiapas is the southernmost state of Mexico, located towards the southeast of the country.
		Chiapas is bordered by the states of Tabasco to the north, Veracruz to the northwest...
		Chiapas, state in southeastern Mexico, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the south, Guatemala to the east, Oaxaca and Veracruz states to the west, and Tabasco and Campeche states to the north.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761580545/Chiapas.html (798 words)

	Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group
		Chiapas is the southernmost and eighth largest state in Mexico with an area of 75,000 square kilometres, and, in terms of natural resources, it is one of the richest.
		Chiapas produces more coffee than any other region of Mexico, is the country's second largest beef producer, and is one of Mexico's most important suppliers of corn, honey, bananas, melons, avocados, sorghum and cocoa.
		Chiapas is also host to an overwhelming variety of plant and animal species, particularly in the 'biospheres' of the Lacandon rainforest.
	edinchiapas.revolt.org /html/aboutus/aboutchiapas.html (2062 words)

	Carlos Fuentes on Chiapas (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Chiapas, in particular, there was a tradition of self- government among the several Indian peoples that endured up until the last 20 or 30 years.
		The challenge for mestizo Mexico after Chiapas is to come to grips with this multicultural and multiethnic reality with stricter laws and protections for the indigenous cultures.
		Chiapas is situated, one might say, between backward Central America and the North American Free Trade zone.Mexico today has one foot in Central America and the other foot in North America.
	www.indians.org /welker/carlosfu.htm (2372 words)

	History of Mexico - The State of Chiapas
		Chiapas also borders the states of Tabasco (on the north), Veracruz-Llave (on the northwest), Oaxaca (on the west) and the nation of Guatemala (on the southeast).
		Chiapas itself is merely one portion of the large region that was inhabited by the Mayan Indians.
		The Zoques of Chiapas call themselves "O'de püt," which signifies "people of the language," or "word of man," which may be construed to imply "authentic" or "true." According to the census of 1990, the total number of Zoque speakers in México five years of age and older numbered 43,160.
	www.houstonculture.org /mexico/chiapas.html (3385 words)

	Political and Economic History of Chiapas
		The poor state of the infrastructure in Chiapas is not due to any special discrimination against Chiapas in the allocation of funds from the central government in Mexico City.
		It is alleged that the Chiapas governor at that time made a fortune from the construction of the airport and the road running to that airport.
		The rebellion of Mayans in Chiapas was presented as a native uprising against the inequities of the treatment of Chiapas by the central government.
	www.sjsu.edu /faculty/watkins/chiapas.htm (1177 words)

	THE CHIAPAS TODAY
		Chiapas has one of the largest and most diverse indigenous populations with approximately 959,066 indigenous language speakers over the age of five, or 27% of the state’s population.
		The history of Chiapas indigenous peoples is different from other parts of Mexico in that much of the state was a frontier, that has only recently been settled and freed from a long period of relatively lawless exploitation by diverse interests.
		The Hach Winik or Maya Lacandones are one of the smallest indigenous groups in Chiapas with a total population of 630 in seven villages in the Selva Lacandona region.
	www.travelchiapas.com /about/about-20.php (4691 words)

	Chiapas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chiapas is bordered by the states of Tabasco to the north, Veracruz to the northwest, and Oaxaca to the west.
		Chiapas was conquered by Spain in the early 16th century, and became part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, administered as part of the "Kingdom of Guatemala" (what is now Central America), administered from Antigua Guatemala.
		Chiapas • Chihuahua ;• Coahuila ;• Colima ;• Durango ;• Guanajuato ;• Guerrero ;• Hidalgo ;• Jalisco ;• México ;• Michoacán ;• Morelos ;• Nayarit ;• Nuevo León • Oaxaca ;• Puebla ;• Querétaro ;• Quintana Roo ;• San Luis Potosí ;• Sinaloa ;• Sonora ;• Tabasco ;• Tamaulipas ;• Tlaxcala ;• Veracruz ;• Yucatán ;• Zacatecas
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chiapas (1546 words)

	Chiapas. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Tuxtla Gutiérrez; 14°32'N 90°23'W. Chiapas is crossed by mt. ranges rising from the isthmus and extending SE into Guatemala.
		The climate of Chiapas, except for the highlands, is hot.
		Never ethnologically, geographically, nor politically a part of colonial Mexico, Chiapas maintained a quasi-independence during the political anarchy that followed the collapse in 1823 of the empire of Agustín de Iturbide.
	www.bartleby.com /69/43/C06343.html (387 words)

	Chiapas. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Chiapas is crossed by mountain ranges rising from the isthmus and extending southeast into Guatemala.
		Subsistence crops are grown, and coffee (of which Chiapas is a leading national producer), rubber, and cacao are economically important, as is livestock breeding.
		In early 1994 several towns in Chiapas were briefly occupied during an uprising by peasants, who remain on the socioeconomic and political margins in the state.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ch/Chiapas.html (441 words)

	Chiapas
		Chiapas is also unofficially known as "The Orchid State" having over 600 different kinds.
		Within Chiapas, there is a tendency for a class distinction between the Mexicans and the Maya.
		Chiapas produces roughly 30% of the electricity in Mexico and is the third leading producer of petroleum and natural gas.
	www.innvista.com /culture/travel/mexico/chiapas.htm (481 words)

	Chiapas (by L. Proyect)
		Chiapas benefited substantially from this land reform and a base for the governing PRI party that extended well into the 1960s.
		In Chiapas, according to the same study, it took an average of more than seven years for the federal government to approve claims that had already been provisionally accepted by state authorities.
		The Chiapas struggle is probably serving to inspire an upsurge in the North American Indian movement.
	www.columbia.edu /~lnp3/mydocs/indian/chiapas.htm (3395 words)

	Carlos Fuentes on Chiapas
		In Chiapas, in particular, there was a tradition of self- government among the several Indian peoples that endured up until the last 20 or 30 years.
		Chiapas is situated, one might say, between backward Central America and the North American Free Trade zone.Mexico today has one foot in Central America and the other foot in North America.
		The rebels in Chiapas did not have to wait long for others to join their call to arms on the first day of the new year.
	www.indigenouspeople.net /chiapas/carlosfu.htm (2360 words)

	Chiapas, Revista Chiapas - Presentación
		Chiapas estalló en la mañana del 1° de enero de 1994 poniendo al desnudo todas las contradicciones del capitalismo mexicano, si no es que mundial.
		La historia de Chiapas está marcada por diversas luchas y conflictos en torno a la propiedad y modos de uso de la tierra.
		Chiapas es un espacio de confrontación entre diferentes estrategias de acumulación de capital que corresponden al choque de, por lo menos, dos momentos tecnológicos.
	www.ezln.org /revistachiapas/chiapas-pres.html (384 words)

	Textile Art of Chiapas Maya- Science Museum of Minnesota
		In the state of Chiapas in southwestern Mexico, Maya-speaking women weave intricate designs into their textiles by adding colored yarn into the warp and weft of their backstrap looms.
		Among the Chiapas Maya, brocade is perceived not only as an art form, but also as a sacred duty ordained by the gods and perfected by the ancestors.
		For centuries Chiapas women have woven and brocaded gowns for the images of their gods, who are now identified with the Virgin and Catholic Saints.
	www.smm.org /sln/ma/chiapas.html (361 words)

	Information on the Zapatista (EZLN) rebellion in Chiapas, Mexico
		Details on the background and major themes of the struggle in Chiapas.
		Because they believe the enemy they face is international the EZLN called a gathering against Neoliberalism, in Chiapas, in July 1996.
		A second gathering was held in Spain in July 1997.
	struggle.ws /mexico.html (852 words)

	The Nature Conservancy in Mexico - Chiapas Coastal Watersheds
		In the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, a network of 14 major rivers drains the forested uplands of the La Sepultura and El Triunfo Biosphere Reserves into the coastal wetlands, including the La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve.
		Because the mountainous areas of Chiapas are located in a transition zone between the Neoarctic and Neotropical regions, the area's flora and fauna are enriched by the northernmost and southernmost range extensions of many species.
		Within Chiapas, the Conservancy focuses its work on two neighboring centers of biological diversity, the forested uplands of La Sepultura and El Triunfo, and the coastal wetlands of La Encrucijada.
	www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/mexico/work/art8619.html (535 words)

	Subcomandante Marcos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Like many of his generation, Guillén was radicalised by the events of 1968 and became a militant in a Maoist organisation.
		In the mountains of Chiapas, death was a part of daily life.
		Although Marcos and the EZLN have a well articulated mission addressing poverty, through spring, 2006, they have been unable to parse the grammar of labor unions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Subcomandante_Marcos (2433 words)

	Chiapas 1998
		Zedillo claims his government "has never utilized force in Chiapas," and insists that it is the EZLN--not the federal government--which is seeking a violent, military solution to the conflict, and that it is the EZLN--not the federal government--which is trying to re-negotiate the San Andrés Accords.
		At the same time, military incursions into indigenous communities in Chiapas continue; the Air Force practices bombing runs with new aircraft; the number of military flights over Zapatista Aguascalientes are doubled or tripled; and heavy artillery is seen entering military bases in the Lacandon jungle for the first time.
		He had spent time with the indigenous of Chiapas and publicly stated that his interest in Chiapas was 'an obligation and a right as a human,' in marked contrast to Mexican government policy and opinion on the issue of foreign involvement in the region.
	www.globalexchange.org /countries/americas/mexico/chiapas/1998.html (3942 words)

	Amazon.com: Chiapas: The End of Silence / El fin del silencio: Books: Francisco Alvarez Quinones,Antonio Turok (Site not responding. Last check: )
		By living and working in Chiapas for many years, he became alert to what is enduring and changing in a conflict whose realities will scar and resurrect the lives of its participants long after the myth-makers have packed up their camera bags.
		Chiapas: The End of Silence is Antonio Turok's striking visual diary of his experiences in this southern Mexican state, which is in many ways a cultural crossroads for the Americas.
		The region is marked by centuries of conflict between modern society and the indigenous communities--the most recent of which was the uprising in 1994 by the Zapatista Army.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0893817724?v=glance (1078 words)

	Commitments: Chiapas: Peace Agreements: Library and Links: U.S. Institute of Peace
		Similarly, the Chiapas state government shall promote and protect the organization and development of indigenous families, providing for and recognizing the traditional ways in which they are constituted.
		Priority shall be given to the intervention of the indigenous authorities in appointing the experts or testifying to the veracity of the latters' credentials.
		In the case of section II of said article, when the suspension is owing to having been deprived of liberty without the right to provisional freedom and that the full enjoyment of these rights is recovered as of the moment the cause ceases which gave rise to said suspension.
	www.usip.org /library/pa/chiapas/doc3.1_eng_960216.html (1751 words)

	The Conflict
		The conflict in Chiapas (1994-99) cannot be defined as something spontaneous, but rather as the result of a long and complex process in the context of historical injustice.
		One characteristic of the conflict in Chiapas was the paradox of a rich state with one of the poorest populations in the country.
		The end of the year was marked by the local elections in Chiapas in which the PRI returned to the majority in the state congress and in the county seats.
	www.sipaz.org /crono/proceng.htm (6464 words)

	Mexico
		Chiapas State, with a large indigenous population and overall approximately 4 percent of the country's population, has the largest percentage of non-Catholics, 36.2 percent, compared to the national average, estimated at 12 percent.
		In March 2005, Catholics in the community of Paste, Zinacantan municipality, Chiapas, refused to admit Protestant children to schools, and the water supply was cut off for 90 Protestant families (approximately 300 persons) in the same community.
		In Chiapas, traditionalist local leaders have denied approximately 150 children access to the local public schools in 6 indigenous communities every year since 1994 because they are evangelicals.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2005/51646.htm (3207 words)

	MEXonline.com Chiapas Directory - Chiapas Hotels Restaurants Schools Tours - Chiapas, Mexico
		Chiapas, the southernmost state in Mexico, is an exquisite land that is full of natural wonders.
		Another not to miss place to visit in Chiapas is the beautiful colonial town of San Cristobal de las Casas is located in the highlands of Chiapas at an elevation of 7,000 feet.
		A variety of Indian dialects are spoken and as direct descendants of the ancient Maya, the people of Chiapas provide a rare glimpse into an indigenous people who have proudly retained the roots of their rich and ancient history.
	www.mexonline.com /stateguide-chiapas.htm (612 words)

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