They are best known to the larger world as the Huichol, although they refer to themselves as Wixáritari ("the people") in their Huichol language. The adjectival form of Wixáritari and name …

Huichol and Cora, neighbouring Middle American Indian peoples living in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit in western Mexico. Numbering together about 40,000 in the late 20th century, they …

The Huichol, or Wixáritari in their native language, are an indigenous group residing in the remote regions of Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental. Renowned for their vibrant spiritual practices and …

The Huichol are a Mexican Indian group located in the states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas, and Durango. The name "Huichol" is the term Spaniards used when referring to this group and is …

The Huichol people are a small indigenous tribe of approximately 15,000 people living in the high mountains and rugged terrain in the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico.

Jun 18, 2025 · Who are the Huichol people? The Huichol people, also known as Wixárika, are an indigenous group from the mountainous regions of Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas, and Durango …

The Mesoamerican society that we know today as the Huichol or Wixárika, is an Indigenous group of approximately 48,000 inhabiting the southern Sierra Madre Occidental, in North-Western …

They are by far the largest Indian group in Mexico to have maintained relatively intact its indigenous religion and ritual, without significant Catholic modification. The Huichols bear a …

Scattered among the deep canyons and high plateaux of the Mexican Sierra Madre, the Huichol Indians have maintained, virtually intact, an ancient culture going back to preHispanic times. …

While the origin of this fascinating ethnic Huichol is uncertain, what is indisputable is that during the period of the conquest, many survivors of various indigenous peoples mainly Huichol fled …