Juchitan, Oaxaca a traditional Zapotec town located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The women from this region are know for thier matriarcal society. / 1map 3/18/2004

 

Juchitan is located on the international highway in the south of the state of Oaxaca. The geographic area is the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It is coastal plain, hot and humid.