Since the 1950's, living conditions and health services have greatly improved. To everyone's satisfaction, the death rate is low and the birth rate is high. Christianity is usually linked with more ancient beliefs. Even though the Mexican government has been unsupportive of religion since the revolution, most of the population has found a religion anyway. The most common symbol of the church has been the dark-skinned, Virgin of Guadeloupe since 1951.
Religion is very important to the people here.
They take their customs and traditions very seriously. The village people wear simple clothing that goes along with their religion and the climate. Clothing is usually homemade. Men wear plain cotton shirts, trousers, leather sandals, and sombreros. Very birght, happy, and colorful clothing is worn to the fiestas.