Zacatepec

Zacatepec lies in the mountainous country of the Mixteca near the Pacific coast. Its Nahuatl name means “grass hill”, while its inhabitants speak a distinctive Mixtec variety and are known as Tacuates. Their communities occupy the hills north of the coastal plain, in a region where neighbouring peoples speak several related but distinct languages. The local name of the settlement recalls the green hills that surround it.