Empezar de nuevo: migración femenina a Estados Unidos. Retornos y reinserción en la Sierra Norte de Puebla, México

the conditions for the circulation of persons between mexico and the united states have changed drastically in the last decade. the ways people return must be analyzed taking into consideration the specifcity of the regions involved. the dynamic of departure and return in the so-called "historic" region of migration to the united states is conceived of in this article as an "ideal type," useful for comparing other experiences in areas where recent, comparatively late migratory fows accelerated in the 1990s. this article analyzes the return from north carolina of indigenous and mestiza women to the municipality of pahuatlán, puebla.