Table 1.

Ethnic characteristics

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