Zapatisas march to Mexico City

San Cristobal De Las Casas - Some 1,100 Zapatista guerrillas and their supporters plan to emerge today from the mountains of …

San Cristobal De Las Casas - Some 1,100 Zapatista guerrillas and their supporters plan to emerge today from the mountains of the southern state of Chiapas and march to Mexico City. The 1,200km trek will be the boldest step by the group since the last shots were fired in a brief uprising in early 1995, and their first-ever foray outside Chiapas.

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