For more than 500 years, the indigenous Zoque people of Chimalapas in Southern Mexico have been victim of invasions in their territory. Chimalapas is a region with a large biodiversity and due to that it is of interest to, among others, the federal government, state governments, and a variety of companies. Therefore, throughout history several claims have been laid on this area. This goes against the will of the Zoque people, who want to take care of this land as they have done ever since they started living in this area.[1]
- ^ García A., Miguel Angel (1999). "La historia Chimalapa: una paciente y tenaz lucha indígena por un rico territorio en disputa" [The Chimalapa story: a patient and tenacious indigenous struggle for a rich territory in dispute]. In Bartra, Armando (ed.). Chiapas 8 (in Spanish). Ediciones Era. pp. 67–92. ISBN 978-968-411-465-4.