▁C ue x com at it lán , ▁San ▁Sebast i án ▁T ep on ah ua xt lán ▁and ▁T ux pan ▁de ▁B ola ños . ▁The ▁fifth , ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁Oct án , ▁is ▁in ▁N ay ar it . ▁The ▁Hu ich ols ▁are ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁eth nic ▁her itage ▁as ▁the ▁Az te cs ▁and ▁speak ▁a ▁U to - A zte can ▁language . ▁They ▁are ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁their ▁pre ▁His pan ic ▁sh aman ic ▁trad itions . ▁The ▁Hu ich ol ▁rom antic ize ▁their ▁past , ▁when ▁game ▁was ▁pl ent iful ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁free ▁to ▁ro am ▁the ▁vast ▁mountain ▁ranges ▁and ▁desert s ▁of ▁their ▁hom eland . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁freedom ▁for ▁them , ▁before ▁they ▁became ▁t ether ed ▁to ▁the ▁growing ▁of ▁ma ize . ▁Agricult ure ▁is ▁difficult ▁in ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁areas ▁where ▁they ▁live . ▁El abor ate ▁cer emon ies ▁are ▁en act ed ▁to ▁help ▁ensure ▁cro ps ’ ▁success . ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁basic ▁elements ▁in ▁Hu ich ol ▁religion , ▁which ▁are ▁corn , ▁de er ▁and ▁the ▁p ey ote ▁c act us . ▁P ey ote ▁is ▁obtained ▁by ▁a ▁year ly ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁an ▁area ▁called ▁Wi rik uta , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁har v ested ▁with ▁great ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Another ▁distinct ▁group ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁is ▁foreign ▁temporary ▁residents ▁or ▁exp ats ,