Isthmus_Zapotecs

Isthmus Zapotecs The Isthmus Zapotecs The Isthumus Zapotecs are considered peasants who speak Zapotec and Spanish. The Zapotecs who learn only the Spanish language are classified as non- Zapotecs in the government census, even though they are genetically. Pride is displayed by encouraging their native tongue so ethnicity will be retained. Families are allotted plots of land to farm. If the land is private it may be sold for a profit. However, communal property permit’s the farmer to use the land for a certain period of time. This is because ownership belongs to the community. The campesions (farmers) have raised crops such as sugar cane which was done in the early days. At that time, it was the principal crop before the prices on the crop declined. They now farm coconuts, bananas, and mangos: however, the main cash crop remains maize. The government is encouraging growth of the other fruits such as tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and flowers. The homes in which they live in are called solares. They are generally left to the son at the death of the parents. Daughters, who are widows or have not married, are permitted to remain there in care of their brother. The jewelry is left in care of the women, time, parents, men, zapotecs, sold, red, land, flowers, death, culture, crop, because, zapotec, work, widows, wear, stained, spanish, son, role, product, permitted, marriage, man’s, maize, left, known, however, great, government, farm, encouraging, deeds, consummation