Chiapas Highlands

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The Chiapas Highlands are a mountainous region in southern Mexico known for their large indigenous population, traditional cultures, and rugged, forested landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountainous region
alsoKnownAs Los Altos de Chiapas
surface form: Altos de Chiapas

Los Altos de Chiapas
climate cooler than surrounding lowlands
temperate highland climate
colonialHistory Spanish colonization in the 16th century
containsArchaeologicalSite Tenam Puente
Toniná
containsCity Comitán de Domínguez
Ocosingo
San Cristóbal de las Casas
containsMunicipality Huixtán
Larráinzar
Oxchuc
San Juan Chamula
Tenejapa
Zinacantán
country Mexico
economy small-scale commerce
subsistence agriculture
tourism
elevation approximately 2100 metres above sea level
ethnicGroup Lacandon
surface form: Lacandon Maya

Mestizo population
Tojolabal Maya
Tzeltal Maya
Tzotzil
surface form: Tzotzil Maya
highestPointElevation over 2400 metres above sea level
historicalRegionOf Maya civilization
knownFor coffee production
indigenous languages
large indigenous population
maize cultivation
traditional indigenous cultures
traditional markets
weaving and textiles
landCover forested
languageSpoken Spanish
Tzeltal
Tzotzil
locatedIn Chiapas
southern Mexico
locatedOnContinent North America
partOf Sierra Madre de Chiapas
politicalSignificance area of indigenous social movements
religion Roman Catholicism
syncretic Maya-Catholic practices
terrain mountainous
rugged
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time

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indigenous peoples of Mexico mainRegion Chiapas Highlands
Chiapas containsRegion Chiapas Highlands
this entity surface form: Central Highlands of Chiapas
Mexican Federal Highway 190 connectsRegion Chiapas Highlands
Grijalva River region Chiapas Highlands
San Sebastián locatedIn Chiapas Highlands
subject surface form: San Sebastián (San Marcos, Guatemala)
this entity surface form: Sierra Madre de Chiapas region
Temple of the Cross tourismRegion Chiapas Highlands
Tzotzil people region Chiapas Highlands
Tzeltal Maya locatedIn Chiapas Highlands
this entity surface form: Chiapas highlands
Tzotzil primaryRegion Chiapas Highlands
this entity surface form: highlands of Chiapas