Atlequizayan , Puebla, Mexico is a small municipal capital . The women wear the traditional Totonacan attire, the blouse is crocheted or running stitch. I mostly saw crocheted blouses. The women wear a white wrap skirt and wide belt and quechquemitl.

Atlequizayan , Puebla, Mexico is a small municipal capital . The women wear the traditional Totonacan attire, the blouse is crocheted or running stitch. I mostly saw crocheted blouses. The women wear a white wrap skirt and wide belt and quechquemitl. ©Robert Freund 2007 12/23/2007
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Altequizayan is located on a new road that enters from Zapotitlan or Ixtepec. It is an orderly and clean town with recently paved streets. The Totonacan women here wear a crocheted or running stitch blouse and a white skirt with the broad Totonacan belt. In daily use they wear an apron over top and when going out the use the lace quechquemitl.

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