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In the Americas with David Yetman
The road from Oaxaca to Chiapas
Season 7
Episode 705
The states of Oaxaca and Chiapas in southern Mexico are culturally different from the rest of the country. We descend from the mezcal-producing fields of Oaxaca into the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where the native culture is dominated by women, then on to Chiapas, where a river town is home to ancient peoples and a most unusual carnival celebration.
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Celebrate the one day each year when deceased ancestors return, El Día de los Muertos.