tequixtepec

San Miguel Tequixtepec

In a remote, arid, and mountainous area of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, the 450-year-old Colonial Bridge of Tequixtepec stands testament to a once flourishing economic and cultural hub. Today, the Colonial Bridge of Tequixtepec stands as one of few reminders of the Ruta Dominicana, a route connecting Dominican convents in the once-prosperous region of Oaxaca. Emigration from the region has reduced the population of Tequixtepec from roughly 30,000 inhabitants in the sixteenth century to just 914 in 2005, a reduction that has limited the economic resources available to conserve the bridge. http://www.wmf.org/project/colonial-bridge-tequixtepec