Chicontla is a small Totanacan village located near Xicotepec, Puebla it is on a river the runs into the Gulf of Mexico.

Chicontla is a small Totanacan village located near Xicotepec, Puebla it is on the Necaxca River that runs into the Gulf of Mexico. The town is small and the climate was hot and humid. The Totanaca peoples of this region are rapidly losing their costume which consists of a wide red back strap loomed belt, a light weight quechquemitl a white or blue wrap skirt and a short sleeved cotton blouse.

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Here we can see the combination of blouse, belt and wrap skirt. There were both white and blue wrap skirts worn in the village.

A nice rose designed blouse on cotton material.

Another fine example of the blouses worn in Chicontla. These were made to be sold to other women in the village. .

The orange blouse here is really nice after I returned to my hotel I wished I had bought that one also.

White poplin wrap skirt with pleats, typical of the traditional wrap skirt worn in the region. Slight variation exist, sometimes the pleats are stitched with colored thread to distinguish the village.