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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comarca Minera UNESCO Global Geopark canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| 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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