Nayarit highlands

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The Nayarit highlands are a mountainous region in western Mexico characterized by rugged terrain, pine-oak forests, and the traditional territories of several Indigenous communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountainous region
borderedBy Pacific coastal plain of Nayarit NERFINISHED
country Mexico
drainedBy Río San Pedro Mezquital basin NERFINISHED
tributaries of the Río Grande de Santiago
elevation generally above 1000 meters
hasBiodiversity endemic species
high bird diversity
high plant diversity
hasBiome montane forest
hasClimate subtropical highland climate
temperate climate
hasCulturalPractice Indigenous communal land tenure
traditional rain-fed agriculture
use of traditional medicinal plants
hasEconomicActivity artisanal crafts by Indigenous communities
small-scale agriculture
hasEcosystem pine-oak forest
hasIndigenousPopulation Cora people NERFINISHED
Huichol people NERFINISHED
Nahua people NERFINISHED
Tepehuán people NERFINISHED
hasLandUse cattle ranching
forestry
subsistence agriculture
hasProtectedAreaNearby Sierra de San Juan protected area
hasSettlementPattern dispersed rural communities
hasSoilType volcanic soils
hasVegetationType oak forest
pine forest
isTraditionalTerritoryOf Cora people NERFINISHED
Huichol people NERFINISHED
Mexicanero Nahua communities NERFINISHED
Tepehuán people NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Cora language NERFINISHED
Spanish language NERFINISHED
Wixárika language
locatedIn western Mexico NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity State of Nayarit NERFINISHED
partOf Indigenous cultural regions of Mexico
Sierra Madre Occidental NERFINISHED
regionType rural region
terrain rugged terrain
threatenedBy deforestation
illegal logging
land use change
transportInfrastructure mountain roads

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Mexicanero indigenousTo Nayarit highlands