Los Tuxtlas

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biosphere reserve rainforest region region volcanic region

Los Tuxtlas is a biodiverse volcanic and rainforest region in southern Veracruz, Mexico, known for its lush ecosystems, indigenous communities, and coastal landscapes along the Gulf of Mexico.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Sierra de Los Tuxtlas 2
Mountains of Veracruz 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biosphere reserve ⓘ
rainforest region ⓘ
region ⓘ
volcanic region ⓘ
contains Catemaco ⓘ
Catemaco Lake ⓘ
San Andrés Tuxtla ⓘ
San Martín Pajapan volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Martín Tuxtla volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santa Marta volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santiago Tuxtla ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
designationYear 1998 ⓘ
geologicalOrigin volcanic arc ⓘ
hasBodyOfWater Catemaco Lake ⓘ
numerous rivers and streams ⓘ
hasClimate humid tropical climate ⓘ
hasCoastline Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
hasEcosystemType cloud forest ⓘ
coastal dunes ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasFauna howler monkeys ⓘ
jaguars ⓘ
ocelots ⓘ
scarlet macaws ⓘ
toucan species ⓘ
hasIndigenousGroup Popoloca ⓘ
surface form: Mixe-Popoluca

Nahua ⓘ
Popoluca ⓘ
hasLandform cinder cones ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
shield volcanoes ⓘ
hasVegetation evergreen tropical forest ⓘ
knownFor ecotourism ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
indigenous communities ⓘ
rainforest conservation ⓘ
volcanic landscapes ⓘ
locatedIn Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ
southern Veracruz ⓘ
locatedOn Gulf Coast of Mexico ⓘ
surface form: Gulf of Mexico coast
mainEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
partOf Gulf Coast of Mexico ⓘ
surface form: Mexican Gulf coastal plain

Los Tuxtlas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sierra de Los Tuxtlas
recognizedAs UNESCO biosphere reserve ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Cofre de Perote → category → Los Tuxtlas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mountains of Veracruz
eastern Mexico → hasMountainRange → Los Tuxtlas ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern Mexico
this entity surface form: Sierra de Los Tuxtlas
Veracruz → hasRegion → Los Tuxtlas ⓘ
Los Tuxtlas → partOf → Los Tuxtlas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra de Los Tuxtlas