Lacandon
 

Lacandon

Lacandón
Total population

Mexico: approx 1000

Regions with significant populations
Mexico (Lacandon Jungle in Northeastern Chiapas) and Petén, Guatemala
Language(s)
Lacandón, Spanish, some words in other Mayan Languages (Ch'ol, Tzeltal)
Religion(s)
Protestant, Traditional Belief System, Some Catholic Influences
Related ethnic groups
Maya peoples

The Lacandón are one of the Maya peoples who live in the jungles of the Mexican state of Chiapas, near the southern border with Guatemala. Their homeland, the Lacandon Jungle, lies along the Mexican side of the Usumacinta River and its tributaries. The Lacandón are one of the most isolated and culturally conservative of Mexico's native peoples. Almost extinct in 1943, today their population is growing rapidly.

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