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'La Huasteca' is a region in the northeastern part of Mexico, comprising mountains, hill country and lowlands, centered on the watershed of the Pánuco River, inland from the city of Tampico. It includes parts of the states of Veracruz, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, and Hidalgo. It is home to some 80,000 speakers of the Huastec (or Wastek) language (the Huastec people) and around a million speakers of Huasteca Nahuatl dialects.
The name is often spelled "Huaxteca", and presumably derives from the Nahuatl word ''huaxi'' [ˈwaʃi] ‘guaje tree, ''Leucaena leucocephala''’, though Bernardino de Sahagún relates that the name was derived from the name of ''Cuextécatl'', a Nahuatl-speaker who served as guide to the Spanish explorers.
The Huasteca's distinctive cultural features include Huapango music and dance.
'La Huasteca' is a region in the northeastern part of Mexico, comprising mountains, hill country and lowlands, centered on the watershed of the Pánuco River, inland from the city of Tampico. It includes parts of the states of Veracruz, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, and Hidalgo. It is home to some 80,000 speakers of the Huastec (or Wastek) language (the Huastec people) and around a million speakers of Huasteca Nahuatl dialects.
The name is often spelled "Huaxteca", and presumably derives from the Nahuatl word ''huaxi'' [ˈwaʃi] ‘guaje tree, ''Leucaena leucocephala''’, though Bernardino de Sahagún relates that the name was derived from the name of ''Cuextécatl'', a Nahuatl-speaker who served as guide to the Spanish explorers.
The Huasteca's distinctive cultural features include Huapango music and dance.
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