Lilia Montero

Ixtepec is a beautiful piece of the Mexican landscape, loved and cherished by those who live there. The people of this region share a pride for their land and for the deeply embedded community roots that have been developed over generations. When asked about Ixtepec, Lilia is passionate about her love of the land she […]

Guillermina Velázquez Villareal

Guillermina is native of Ixtepec. She used to work for the government around issues of social development.

“I love Ixtepec — its traditions, its regional dress, the festivals. But we lack jobs. We also need to think about protecting our environment and cleaning up the river. And we need more hospitals with trained staff and […]

Irma Palomec Cabrera

Irma is a retired teacher, and she has been involved actively in the women’s forum since the beginning.
“For sure, no one can choose where he or she will be born. But if you would have asked me where I would have liked to be born, I’d say here in Ixtepec. I love Ixtepec, its […]

Arturo Barreda Velásquez

Arturo is a member of the local livestock association. He lives on his ranch outside of the center of Ixtepec.
“Here on my ranch I am happy. In the city there’s too much noise. I am 100% a rancher. However, we need improvements to the road to town, since it is impassible in the rainy […]

Roberto Mújica Toledo

Roberto Mujica Toledo is a civil engineer who supports the community wind farm in Ixtepec. He has seen many large-scale wind farm projects established in Mexico and grew disheartened by the ways in which these projects have failed to involve the local communities. While these larger projects often promise transparency and attractive long-term benefits, many […]

Rómulo Vázquez

Rómulo is 65 years old and is a welder by profession.

“I love Ixtepec because it’s my birthplace. It’s where our ancestors and families are buried. Here we want to be.”

“I imagine Ixtepec in the future as a city that provides work for its people, with more opportunities, with more land in agricultural use, […]

Nilka Nereida Solórzano Gómez

Nilka is a teacher in Ixtepec and is 36 years old.
“Ixtepec is extremely rich in natural and cultural resources. I think it is vitally important that we preserve our traditions, since we can loose them simply by doing nothing. In that regard, I wouldn’t want to see changes that could cause Ixtepec to loose […]

Jéssica Guadalupe Silva Toledo

Jéssica is a 20-year-old student of Electrical Engineering at the Technological Institute of the Isthmus.

“I love Ixtepec’s peacefulness, security, traditions, culture, and the warmth of the people.  But in Ixtepec we lack health service centers. The existing services are inefficient and not all people have access to quality healthcare. We also need support in […]