"All of southern Oaxaca is in upheaval because of land disputes, going on for years and years," he said.

Coatecas Altas Zapotec is a Zapotec language spoken in southern Oaxaca, Mexico.

Pinotepa Mixtec is a Mixtec language of southern Oaxaca.

A yellow alert (moderate risk) was declared for central and southern Oaxaca and western Chiapas.

Twenty-six peasants were shot and killed on Friday night in an ambush on a remote dirt road in southern Oaxaca, officials from the state attorney general's office said tonight.

Strong winds from the hurricane downed trees and power lines throughout southern Oaxaca.

They are all traditionally spoken in central and southern Oaxaca, but have been spread throughout Mexico and even into the United States through recent labor related migrations.

Ozolotepec Zapotec is a Zapotec language spoken in southern Oaxaca, Mexico.

Timber is one of the few remaining natural resources that provide the semblance of a living in southern Oaxaca.

Miahuatlán Zapotec, also known as Cuixtla Zapotec, is a Zapotec language spoken in southern Oaxaca, Mexico.