Comarca Minera UNESCO Global Geopark

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Comarca Minera UNESCO Global Geopark is a geologically significant region in the Mexican state of Hidalgo recognized by UNESCO for its outstanding volcanic landscapes, mining heritage, and rich cultural history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO Global Geopark
geopark
aim environmental education
geoconservation
sustainable tourism
area approximately 1,600 square kilometres
contains Acatlán
Atotonilco el Grande
Eloxochitlán
Epazoyucan
Huasca de Ocampo
Metztitlán
Mineral de la Reforma
Mineral del Chico
Mineral del Monte
Omitlán de Juárez
Pachuca
surface form: Pachuca de Soto

Singuilucan
country Mexico
culturalHeritage Cornish mining heritage
historic haciendas de beneficio
pastes (Cornish-style pastries)
religious architecture
traditional mining towns
designationYear 2017
geologicalFeature Cenozoic volcanic province
basaltic lava flows
columnar jointing
ignimbrite plateaus
obsidian deposits
ore-bearing hydrothermal veins
rhyolitic domes
hasGeosites more than 30 geosites
historicalPeriodOfIntenseMining 16th to 20th centuries
locatedIn Hidalgo (state)
surface form: State of Hidalgo

eastern Mexico
mainCity Pachuca
surface form: Pachuca de Soto
managementBody Comarca Minera
surface form: Comité de Gestión de la Comarca Minera Geoparque Mundial UNESCO
miningHeritage gold mining
lead and zinc mining
silver mining
notableSite Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla
surface form: Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla

Parque Nacional El Chico
surface form: El Chico National Park

Huasca de Ocampo haciendas
Metztitlán Canyon
Pachuca-Real del Monte silver-gold vein system
Mineral del Monte mining district
surface form: Real del Monte mining district
primaryLanguage Spanish
recognizedBy UNESCO
UNESCODesignation UNESCO Global Geoparks
surface form: UNESCO Global Geopark
UNESCORegion Latin America
surface form: Latin America and the Caribbean

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Hidalgo hasUNESCOStatus Comarca Minera UNESCO Global Geopark