Eastern Mexico , also called
East-Central Mexico , is a region of
Mexico, formed by the states of
Hidalgo,
Puebla,
Tlaxcala and
Veracruz. There are five indigenous ethnic groups living in the East-Central area:
Nahuas and
Totonac in the west,
Otomi in the northwest, the
Tepehuas (within the limits of the States of Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz), and the
Huastecos in
La Huasteca region. The rest of the population are
mestizos,
afro-Mexican and
caucasian.