Mariano Mendez

Real name

Member for

6 years 2 months

First name

Mariano

Last name

Mendez

Organization

Ik 'ta K'op Collective

Country

Mexico

Author Profile

Member of the Ik 'ta K'op Collective. He was born in the Maya Tseltal village of Abasolo, Chiapas. He was trained in the Intercultural Normal Bilingual Indigenous School "Jacinto Canek", as a primary teacher in the indigenous environment. Member of the Colectivo Ik 'Ta K'op, responsible for making WIFI links to take the Internet to remote areas where traditional operators do not access. Recently, they have also developed the Yaj'noptik Intranet and the creation of the Yitontik community radio.