ABSTRACT
Suppose you decide to get to know the southeast of the country, and suppose that in the southeast you choose the state of Chiapas. Suppose you take the Tansistmica Highway. Suppose that you ignore the federal army barracks on the highlands above Matias Romero and you go on to Ventosa. Suppose you don’t notice the Government Ministry’s Immigration checkpoint (which makes one think one is leaving one country and entering another). Suppose you take a left, and move decisively toward Chiapas. A few kilometers ahead you will leave Oaxaca and find a large sign which reads, “WELCOME TO CHIAPAS.”
