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The Zapatistas: Indigenous Rights in Modern Mexico
Los zapatistas: derechos indígenas en el México moderno
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“The Zapatistas: Indigenous Rights in Modern Mexico” (“Los zapatistas: derechos indígenas en el México moderno” in Spanish) is a short non-fiction Spanish reading about indigenous rights. On New Year's Day 1994, masked indigenous rebels took over five towns in Chiapas — the day NAFTA went into effect. Their movement still exists today.
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Opens at B1 · 1 min read · 144 words · native-recorded audio
El estado de Chiapas está en el sur de México. Allí viven muchos pueblos indígenas: tzotziles, tzeltales y otros. Son descendientes de los mayas.
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