Sierra de Soteapan

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Sierra de Soteapan is a mountainous region in southern Veracruz, Mexico, known for its rich biodiversity and indigenous Popoluca communities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sierra de Soteapan canonical 1
Tuxtla Mountains 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range
administrativeDivision State of Veracruz
biodiversityStatus high species richness
presence of endemic species
climate high rainfall
humid tropical
contains indigenous Popoluca communities
Mecayapan municipality
surface form: municipality of Mecayapan

municipality of Soteapan
Tatahuicapan de Juárez municipality
surface form: municipality of Tatahuicapan de Juárez
country Mexico
culturalRegion indigenous Mesoamerican area
drainageBasin Gulf of Mexico
ecosystemService soil conservation
water supply for downstream communities
ethnicGroup Popoluca
surface form: Popoluca people
geology volcanic origin vicinity
hasLanguageCommunity Náhuatl speakers
Sierra Popoluca language
hasProtectedAreasNearby Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve
hasSettlement town of Mecayapan
town of Soteapan
Tatahuicapan de Juárez municipality
surface form: town of Tatahuicapan de Juárez
knownFor cloud forests
indigenous culture
rich biodiversity
rivers and streams
tropical rainforests
waterfalls
locatedIn Veracruz
southern Veracruz
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
locatedOn Tabasco coastal plain
surface form: Gulf Coastal Plain of Mexico
partOf Los Tuxtlas
surface form: Los Tuxtlas region

Los Tuxtlas
surface form: Sierra de Los Tuxtlas system
regionType rural region
threat agricultural expansion
deforestation
traditionalActivities cattle raising
coffee cultivation
maize cultivation
subsistence agriculture
transport connected by regional roads to Coatzacoalcos
vegetation evergreen tropical forest
montane cloud forest

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Popoluca geographicDistribution Sierra de Soteapan
Colossal Heads quarryRegion Sierra de Soteapan
this entity surface form: Tuxtla Mountains