Tuesday, September 6, 2011

POPOLOCA INDIANS IN MEXICO

POPOLOCA ARE IN SOUTHERN PUEBLA STATE IN CENTRAL MEXICO. THEIR LAND IS FLAT AND DRY, SEMI DESERT LIKE. THEIR FARMS GROW CORN, BEANS, FRUIT, AND GRAINS. THEY HAVE VILLAGE CENTERS. THEIR HOUSES ARE BUILT OF VERTICAL PLACED POLES OR LUMBER WITH THATCHED ROOFS. THIER CRAFTS ARE CERAMICS. PALM FIBER WEAVING, AND TEXTILE WEAVING. THEIR COSTUMES HAVE ALMOST DISAPPEARED. THEIR RELIGION IS ROMAN CATHOLIC NOW. THEY HAVE FERTILITY RITUALS.

BRITANNICA.COM

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