Sotavento
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Sotavento is a coastal region in the southern part of Veracruz, Mexico, known for its Afro-Indigenous cultural heritage, traditional son jarocho music, and tropical lowland landscapes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
tropical fauna
ⓘ
tropical flora ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical ⓘ |
| hasCulturalExpression | decima poetry ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Afro-Indigenous heritage
ⓘ
Afro-Mexican heritage ⓘ Indigenous heritage ⓘ |
| hasDanceElement |
percussive footwork
ⓘ
use of tarima (wooden platform) ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ sugarcane cultivation ⓘ |
| hasEthnicInfluence |
Afro-descendant communities
ⓘ
Nahua ⓘ Popoluca ⓘ |
| hasFestivityType | fandango jarocho ⓘ |
| hasLandscape |
coastal plains
ⓘ
lowlands ⓘ |
| hasLanguageInfluence |
Indigenous languages
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| hasMusicCharacteristic |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
improvised verses ⓘ syncopated rhythms ⓘ |
| hasReligionInfluence |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
syncretic popular religiosity ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalDance | zapateado ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalInstrument |
arpa jarocha
ⓘ
jarana jarocha ⓘ pandero ⓘ quijada de burro ⓘ requinto jarocho ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalMusicGenre | son jarocho ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal wetlands
ⓘ
mangrove ecosystems ⓘ son jarocho music ⓘ traditional music ⓘ tropical lowland landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Veracruz
ⓘ
Veracruz ⓘ
surface form:
southern Veracruz
|
| locatedOn |
Gulf of Mexico coastline
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Mexico coast
|
| partOf |
Gulf Coast regions
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Coast cultural area
La Huasteca and Sotavento cultural macroregion ⓘ |