Open AccessRegión y patrimonio biocultural de los ch’oles de Tacotalpa, Tabasco
Author(s) -
Guadalupe Morales-Valenzuela,
María Isabel Villegas-Ramírez,
Jaime Carrillo-Contreras,
Carlos Martín Jiménez-Arano
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista de sociología contemporánea
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2410-3985
DOI - 10.35429/jocs.2019.19.6.20.30
Subject(s) - geography , agriculture , natural heritage , natural resource , cultural heritage , natural (archaeology) , ethnology , palm oil , identification (biology) , archaeology , history , political science , ecology , agroforestry , tourism , biology , law
The objective of this work was to define and characterize the region occupied by the Ch’oles de Tacotalpa, Tabasco, as well as identify their biocultural heritage. To delimit the region, the criterion of localities with more than 40% of speakers of the CH’ol language and the ejido nuclei occupied by these localities was considered. The characterization of the region was carried out by review of secondary sources and interview, and identification of the biocultural heritage through interviews and observation. The region is made up of 31 localities in 22 ejido cores with an area of 22,414,791 hectares. 79.43% of the inhabitants of the towns that make up this biocultural region speak the CH’ol language and maintain customs and traditions related to Catholicism and ancestral practices. The environmental situation in this region is related to natural resources and culture. The economy of this region is focused on agricultural activities, basically in the production of the cornfield and the growth of cattle and monocultures (palm oil and teak). The biocultural heritage of the region is represented by traditional agriculture, traditional medicine, use of natural resources and dances and rituals.