08 Juxtlahuaca

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08 Santiago de Juxtlahuaca
The Mixteca region of Oaxaca is one of the poorest areas in Mexico. Indigenous Mixtec, Triqui and other groups from this region now make up a large percentage of the migrants who have left to work in the United States. But many people try to stay on the land and farm, despite the difficulty. On Juxtlahuaca's market day farmers blockade the main highway, after being told there was no room for their stalls in the center of town.

photographs and stories by David Bacon © 1990-1999

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