southern Mexico
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Southern Mexico is a culturally diverse and geographically varied region of Mexico known for its mountainous terrain, indigenous communities, and important archaeological and ecological sites.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| southern Mexico canonical | 79 |
| Southern Mexico | 11 |
| Region of Southeast Mexico | 1 |
| Southwestern Mexico | 1 |
| south-central Mexico | 1 |
Statements (102)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | region of Mexico ⓘ |
| borders |
Belize
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Central America ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Bonampak
ⓘ
Calakmul ⓘ Chichén Itzá ⓘ Mitla ⓘ Monte Albán ⓘ Palenque ⓘ Uxmal ⓘ Yaxchilán ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
humid subtropical climate
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mountain temperate climate ⓘ tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCuisineSpecialty |
chocolate-based dishes
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cochinita pibil ⓘ mole sauces ⓘ tamales ⓘ tlayudas ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition |
Día de Muertos
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surface form:
Day of the Dead celebrations
Guelaguetza ⓘ
surface form:
Guelaguetza festival
Mayan rituals ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ forestry ⓘ oil and gas extraction ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
cloud forest
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dry forest ⓘ mangroves ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Lacandon
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surface form:
Lacandon people
Maya peoples ⓘ Mixes ⓘ Mixtec people ⓘ Nahua ⓘ
surface form:
Nahuas
Tzeltal people ⓘ Tzotzil people ⓘ Zapotec people ⓘ Zoque people ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily |
Mayan languages
ⓘ
Mixe–Zoquean languages ⓘ
surface form:
Mixe–Zoque languages
Nahuan languages ⓘ Oto-Manguean languages ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Acapulco
ⓘ
Cancún ⓘ Chilpancingo ⓘ Mérida ⓘ Oaxaca ⓘ
surface form:
Oaxaca City
San Cristóbal de las Casas ⓘ Tuxtla Gutiérrez ⓘ Villahermosa ⓘ |
| hasMountainRange |
Sierra Madre de Chiapas
ⓘ
Sierra Madre del Sur ⓘ Sierra Norte de Oaxaca ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
ⓘ
Huatulco ⓘ
surface form:
Huatulco National Park
Lacandon Jungle ⓘ Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve ⓘ Sumidero Canyon National Park ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Coatzacoalcos River
ⓘ
Grijalva River ⓘ Papaloapan River ⓘ Usumacinta River ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Campeche state
ⓘ
surface form:
Campeche
Chiapas ⓘ Guerrero ⓘ Isthmus of Tehuantepec ⓘ Oaxaca ⓘ Puebla ⓘ Quintana Roo ⓘ Tabasco ⓘ Veracruz ⓘ Yucatán state ⓘ
surface form:
Yucatán
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
coastal plains
ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ tropical lowlands ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Calakmul
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul
Monte Albán ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Chichén Itzá ⓘ
surface form:
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichén-Itzá
Uxmal ⓘ
surface form:
Pre-Hispanic City of Uxmal
Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
surface form:
Sian Ka'an
|
| knownFor |
cacao production
ⓘ
coffee production ⓘ high cultural and linguistic diversity ⓘ important archaeological sites ⓘ large indigenous population ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ traditional cuisine ⓘ traditional textiles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| partOf | Mexico ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | Mesoamerican civilization area ⓘ |
Referenced by (93)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Southern Mexico
this entity surface form:
Southern Mexico
this entity surface form:
Southern Mexico
this entity surface form:
Southwestern Mexico
this entity surface form:
south-central Mexico
subject surface form:
1902 eruption of Santa María
this entity surface form:
Southern Mexico
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
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locatedIn
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southern Mexico
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subject surface form:
Costa del Pacífico (Oaxaca)
this entity surface form:
Southern Mexico