Oaxaca highlands
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The Oaxaca highlands are a mountainous region in southern Mexico known as a historic cultural heartland of Indigenous civilizations, including the Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) and Zapotec peoples.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oaxacan highlands | 2 |
| Oaxaca cultural region | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
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mountainous region ⓘ |
| climate | temperate highland climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf |
Mixtec people
NERFINISHED
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Zapotec people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ñuu Savi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyActivity |
bean cultivation
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handicrafts ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| elevationFeature |
high plateaus
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intermontane valleys ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Mitla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monte Albán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
endemic bird species
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endemic plant species ⓘ oak forests ⓘ pine forests ⓘ |
| hasCity | Oaxaca City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Indigenous festivals
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traditional pottery ⓘ traditional weaving ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic | high proportion of Indigenous population ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Mixtec people
NERFINISHED
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Triqui people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zapotec people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportationIssue | rugged terrain ⓘ |
| historicallyInhabitedBy |
Mixtec people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zapotec people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | regional cuisine of Oaxaca ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Indigenous cultures
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archaeological heritage ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ pre-Columbian history ⓘ |
| languageRegionFor |
Mixtec languages
NERFINISHED
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Zapotec languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | state of Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mesoamerica
NERFINISHED
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Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Oaxacan cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Madre del Sur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Indigenous Mesoamerican religions
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timePeriodSignificance |
Colonial period in Mexico
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pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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Oaxaca cultural region
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Oaxacan highlands
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Oaxacan highlands