Santiago Ixcuintepec is a town and municipality

Municipalities of Mexico State

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 in Oaxaca

Oaxaca

Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...

 in south-western Mexico

Mexico

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It is part of the Sierra Mixe

Sierra Mixe

The Sierra Mixe or Mixes District is a district in the east of the Sierra Norte Region of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It comprises 17 municipalities and covers 4,930 km2 at an average elevation of 1,200 meters above sea level....

 district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca

Sierra Norte de Oaxaca

La Sierra Norte de Oaxaca is a heavily-wooded region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.It is 62 km from the city of Oaxaca on Federal highway 175, heading east towards Tuxtepec....

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The name "Ixcuintepec" means "Dog Head Hill".

Environment

The municipality covers an area of 102.07 km², with mountainous terrain.
The climate is mild and humid.
Flora include pine and oak trees, tulip, red and purple bougainvillea

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina . Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus...

, marigolds and rose of Castille flowers. Edible plants include squash, cassava, sweet potatoes, quintonilla and the Guille de chayote leaf and heart,
as well as bananas, avocados, mamey, oranges, sapodilla, black sapote, mango and custard pineapple.
Wild fauna include peacock, chachalaca, dove blue, toucans, orioles, mockingbirds, roadrunner, boa, deaf adder, coral and scorpion.

Economy

As of 2005, the municipality had 305 households with a total population of 1,441, of which 1,124 spoke an indigenous language.
95% of the people are engaged in agriculture, cultivating maize, beans, wheat, fruits and vegetables.
The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region

Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region

The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region , is a farmer's cooperative in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It was established in 1982 to assist in production, marketing and distribution of locally produced coffee and other products....

, a cooperative founded in 1982, assists in production and distribution of the local products, under a fair trade

Fair trade

Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries make better trading conditions and promote sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to producers as well as higher social and environmental standards...

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