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The Balsas River basin has witnessed much economic development. Through building dams these activities aimed at irrigation, generation of electricity, and improving agriculture and living conditions of indigenous people, mainly the Nahuas who form the majority group. Seven hydropower projects are envisaged on the Balsas River.
Based on excavations in Guerrero, examination of looted artifacts, and excavation of Mezcala artifacts at Teotihuacan, archaeologists have given the name "Mezcala culture" to a Mesoamerican culture that was based in the present-day southern Mexican state of Guerrero, [1] in the upper Balsas River region. [2]
The indigenous population of the state is estimated at 8%, just under the national average of 10%. [120] However, only 2% of the population is counted as speaking an indigenous language compared to 7% nationally. [112] The total counted in 2005 by INEGI was 24,757. [120] Historically, various Nahua peoples have dominated the state. This ...
The Balsas River enters Guerrero from Puebla state where it is formed. Prior to reaching the town of Balsas, the river is called Mexcala, then Balsas to the ocean. The Nexapa River is a tributary of the upper portion of the Balsas. The Amacuzac River enters the state from the State of Mexico.
The Nahua then settled in and around the Basin of ... the eastern half of the Balsas River basin, ... Since land was the basis for Indigenous peoples'ability to ...
The Balsas Basin is a low-lying region, with a hot climate and scarce rainfall, whose dryness is mitigated by the presence of the Balsas River and its numerous branches. Central Guerrero corresponds to the Sierra Madre del Sur, a region rich in mineral deposits but poor in agricultural potential.
The governance of Nahuatzen has been a source of tension that has periodically erupted in violence. In principle, resources are to be shared between an Indigenous Citizens' Council, which was set up in 2015 and recognized by the state and federal governments in 2017; [10] [11] [12] and the municipal government, which comprises a president, a councillor (Spanish: síndico), and seven trustees ...
The empire included different groups, primarily Purépecha people and additionally Matlazincas and Mazahuas in the east, Chichimecs such as Otomíes and Tecuexes in the Bajio, Cocas around Lake Chapala, Chontales de Guerrero/Tuxtecos around the Balsas River valley, Chumbios around Zacatula, and Nahuas both on the Pacific coast and in the heartland.