The Zapatista Army of National Liberation, often referred to as the Zapatistas, is a far-left political and militant organization that controls a substantial amount of territory in Chiapas, the southe
Subcomandante Marcos surrounded by several commanders of the CCRI
A sign indicating the entrance of Zapatista rebel territory. "You are in Zapatista territory in rebellion. Here the people command and the government obeys."
Zapatistan partisans.
Subcomandante Marcos of EZLN during the Earth Color March
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Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 124 municipalities as of September 2017 and its capital a
Zapatista Army of National Liberation
…Zapatistas (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: ), is a far-left political and militant organization that controls a substantial amount of territory in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico. Since 1994, the group has been nominally at war with the Mexican state (although it may be described at this point…
View of the Usumacinta River
Jaguar sculpture from Cintalapa dating between 1000 and 400 BCE on display at the Regional Museum of Anthropology and History of Chiapas.
The Palace at Palenque
Ancient Maya city of Yaxchilan