Table 1 Ethnic characteristics
From: Process and dynamics of traditional selling wild edible mushrooms in tropical Mexico
Ethnic group | Population | Settlements | Economy | Diet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinantecos | 133,374 | Oaxaca: Tlacoatzintepec, Sochiapan, Ayotzintepec, Usila, Chiltepec, Ojitlán, Jacatepec, Valle Nacional, Lalana, Petlapa, Jocotepec, Quiotepec, Yolox, Comaltepec and Tuxtepec | Agriculture, cattling, hunting and gathering | Corn, beans, chilly, pumpkin, "chayote", wild plants and animals |
Ch'oles | 161,766 | Chiapas: Palenque, Tila, Tumbalá, Salto del agua and Sabanilla. Tabasco: Macuspana | Corn agriculture, coffee, fruits and cattling | Corn, fruits, roots, vegetables and meat |
Zoques | 51,464 | Chiapas: Pichucalco, Reforma, Estación Juárez, Amatán, Ixtacomitán and Tapilula. Tabasco: Huimanguillo and Teapa | Corn agriculture, coffee, wood, cacao and labor | Corn, beans, chilly and wild edibles |
Chontales | 38,561 | Tabasco: Centla, Centro, Jonuta, Nacajuca and Macuspana | Intensive agriculture, cacao, coffee, tobacco, sugar cane, fishing and hunting | Corn, beans, chilly, pumpkin and fish |