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Chiapas
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Chiapas (Spanish) [ˈtʃjapas]
n
(Placename) a state of S Mexico: mountainous and forested; Maya ruins in the northeast; rich mineral resources. Capital: Tuxtla GutiĆ©rrez. Pop.: 3 920 515 (2000). Area: 73 887 sq. km (28 816 sq. miles)


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An indigenous Mayan from Chiapas, Mexico, he comes from a family who were among the first Christians in his culture.
A combination of long-standing poverty and intra-community divisions, exacerbated by armed conflict, are likely to be the main cause of high maternal and perinatal mortality rates and poor access to emergency obstetric services in Chiapas, Mexico.
org) is a volunteer group that travels twice each year to rural Chiapas, Mexico, to provide free medical and dental care to the indigenous Zoque people of the region, it is a nonsectarian, New Jersey nonprofit corporation and reports that it has received IRS designation as a tax-exempt publicly funded foundation.
 
 
 
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