What states border Oaxaca in Mexico?
Oaxaca
Oaxaca is located in Southeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Guerrero to the west, Puebla to the northwest, Veracruz to the north, Chiapas to the east. To the south, Oaxaca has a significant coastline on the Pacific Ocean.
Plant with Purpose
Plant With Purpose has worked in Oaxaca, Mexico with indigenous communities since 1996 and began working in the neighboring state of Chiapas in 2012. Oaxaca and Chiapas are two of the three poorest states in Mexico. In Mexico, 61 percent of rural families live below the poverty line, while 75 percent of the indigenous population live in poverty. Nearly 25 percent of this population group - mainly the men - has migrated to the U.S. and other parts of Mexico, leaving many women to provide for themselves and their children.