31/03/2012
Oaxaca is penultimate nationally as regards foreign direct investment (FDI). Between January 1st 1999 to June 30, 2011, it received US$ 91 million dollars of FDI. […]
31/03/2012
Poverty and a lack of opportunities provoked by the fall of the prices of other crops have led many communities in Oaxaca to become involved in […]
31/03/2012
The presence of the armed forces in Oaxaca is not new. Since the 70s and 80s, facing the influence of the 68 movement, the Mexican government […]
31/03/2012
Approximately 150,000 Oaxacans migrate to the North every year (to the USA and northern Mexico). Remittances are the third source of income for Oaxaca, after tourism […]
31/03/2012
Water/Electricity The Chimalapas region is the source of 40% of the rivers in Mexico. The state of Oaxaca has various dams that provide for irrigation and […]
31/03/2012
Most people in Oaxaca (approximately 65% of the population) are based in rural areas, except for the regions of the Central Valley, Papaloapan Basin, and the […]
31/03/2012
Malnutrition The National Survey on Health and Nutrition in 2006 (ENSANUT 2006) allows us to estimate that Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero and Yucatan are the Mexican states […]
31/03/2012
Schooling In Oaxaca, many people, especially the indigenous, and even more so women, are unable to exercise their right to an education for many reasons. Poverty […]
31/03/2012
A high percentage of homes do not meet the minimum conditions of dignified housing: On average, 23.66% of houses do not have running water. 35.2% of […]
31/03/2012
28.3% of the workers do not earn an income and 40% earns less than double the minimum wage. Source: INEGI 2010 34.2% of the workforce is […]
31/03/2012
According to the socioeconomic indicators of the National Council of Population (CONAPO), Chiapas, Oaxaca and Guerrero form the triangle of extreme poverty in the the country. […]
31/03/2012
The state of Oaxaca holds the first place nationally as regards indigenous populations: of the 3,405,990 inhabitants in total, 34.2% are indigenous (1.165.186 people). The criterion […]
31/03/2012
The state of Oaxaca is divided into 12 regions: Cañada, Mazateca, Mixteca Baja, Mixteca Alta, Chinantla, Sierra Zapoteca, Región Mixe, Valle de Oaxaca, Mixteca de la […]
31/03/2012
The state of Oaxaca borders the states of Guerrero and Puebla, to the north; the states of Chiapas and Veracruz to the east; and the Pacific […]