Capatitla , Mixtla de Altamirano , Veracruz Mexico is a Nahua village located in the Sierra Zongolica. Capatitla Is a Nahua indain village located in the municipality of Mixtla de Altamirano. The costume here has evolved, into a simple yet distinctive of Mixtla style. The costume here has evolved , a simple home made blouse, dress in sold colors, a reboso. The road into this town was very difficult.

Capatitla Is a Nahua indain village located in the municipality of Mixtla de Altamirano. The costume here has evolved, into a simple yet distinctive of Mixtla style. The costume here has evolved , a simple home made blouse, dress in sold colors, a reboso. The road into this town was very difficult. Robert Freund 10/31/2007
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This small hamlet is above the town of Mixtla. There is a small school there and these women were attending a meeting about health care. There are no women wearing the traditional costume in the villages only the stylized dress shown in the images above. The grandmother is the second image is wearing the closet thing to traditional costume.

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