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Pantelhó, Aug 3 (EFE).- The representatives of 86 indigenous communities and 18 neighborhoods of the municipality of Pantelho, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in the southeast of the country, which is experiencing a governance crisis, agreed on Tuesday, together with state officials, to elect their authorities.At a dialogue table attended by officials and the indigenous representatives of Pantelhó, including the armed civil group called El Machete, it was agreed that the municipality will elect its authorities on October 1 through a plebiscite. (Camera: MITZI MAYAUEL FUENTES). SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF THE EL MACHETE SELF-DEFENSE GROUP BEGIN A DIALOGUE WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RESTORE PEACE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PANTELHO; AND MEMBERS OF THE MEXICAN ARMY, NATIONAL GUARD AND STATE POLICE PROTECT THE STREETS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PANTELHO, CHIAPAS STATE, MEXICO.
San Diego/Nogales/Yuma/El Paso, Oct 8 (EFE).- Residents on the US border with Mexico feel forgotten, abandoned and stigmatized by politicians in Washington who they see as utterly ignorant of their reality. So it's hardly surprising that national politics are not a frequent topic of conversation, despite the impact decisions made in the White House and Congress have on the people living along the boundary that stretches 3,145km (1,954mi) from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico.(CAMERA: Alex Segura)
Chenalho, Feb 23 (EFE).- Tzotzil indigenous people carried out Sunday a ceremony dedicated to the deity that protects them to grant rain and profitable plantations in the municipality of Chenalho, one of the 122 that makes up the state of Chiapas, in southeastern Mexico.(Camera: MITZI FUENTES)FOOTAGE SHOWS RITUALS CELEBRATED IN CHENALHO, IN THE MEXICAN STATE OF CHIAPAS, SOUTHEAST OF MEXICO BY TZOTZILE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE TO ASK FOR RAIN.
San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico), Dec. 15 (EFE / EPA) .- What were corn crops became Christmas tree plantations, in a sustainable project promoted by Tzotzil Indigenous from the Mexican state of Chiapas since 11 years ago.(CAMERA: Mitzi Fuentes)IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES FROM JOSÉ LÓPEZ CRUZ, NATIVE TZOTZIL AND JOSÉ MANUEL PAZCACIO VELAZQUEZ, DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND SOCIETY, CIVIL ASSOCIATIONTRANSLATIONJOSÉ LÓPEZ CRUZ: 1. "It was agricultural land, but since we started planting the trees and they grew then we stopped planting corn and now we only have the trees"2. "In this project, only my family, my children work. Right now I already stopped working myself on this because I don't have time, and my children take care of it to support their families"JOSE MANUEL PAZCACIO VELAZQUEZ: 1. "In recent years, forest management has been greatly encouraged and in certain areas of the state there has even been forest recovery, and there is currently a state strategy that seeks to recover those forests. At a national level, we have the goal of zero deforestation by 2030, that is the first goal, but in Chiapas we also want to recover forest areas"
San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico), Dec. 15 (EFE / EPA) .- What were corn crops became Christmas tree plantations, in a sustainable project promoted by Tzotzil Indigenous from the Mexican state of Chiapas since 11 years ago.(CAMERA: Mitzi Fuentes)IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES FROM JOSÉ LÓPEZ CRUZ, NATIVE TZOTZIL AND JOSÉ MANUEL PAZCACIO VELAZQUEZ, DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND SOCIETY, CIVIL ASSOCIATIONTRANSLATIONJOSÉ LÓPEZ CRUZ: 1. "It was agricultural land, but since we started planting the trees and they grew then we stopped planting corn and now we only have the trees"2. "In this project, only my family, my children work. Right now I already stopped working myself on this because I don't have time, and my children take care of it to support their families"JOSE MANUEL PAZCACIO VELAZQUEZ: 1. "In recent years, forest management has been greatly encouraged and in certain areas of the state there has even been forest recovery, and there is currently a state strategy that seeks to recover those forests. At a national level, we have the goal of zero deforestation by 2030, that is the first goal, but in Chiapas we also want to recover forest areas"