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.

All labels observed (2)

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Nayarit highlands canonical 2
Nayarit Highlands region 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountainous region
borderedBy Pacific coastal plain of Nayarit
country Mexico
drainedBy Río San Pedro Mezquital basin
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
Huichol people
linked to: Huichol

Nahua people
linked to: Nahua

Tepehuán people
linked to: Tepehuan people
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
Huichol people
linked to: Huichol

Mexicanero Nahua communities
Tepehuán people
linked to: Tepehuan people
languageSpoken Cora language
Spanish language
linked to: Spanish

Wixárika language
locatedIn western Mexico
linked to: Western Mexico
locatedInAdministrativeEntity State of Nayarit
partOf Indigenous cultural regions of Mexico
Sierra Madre Occidental
regionType rural region
terrain rugged terrain
threatenedBy deforestation
illegal logging
land use change
transportInfrastructure mountain roads

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Referenced by (3)

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Mexicanero indigenousTo Nayarit highlands
Municipality of Santa María del Oro locatedIn Nayarit Highlands region
linked to: Nayarit highlands
Valle de Matatipac partOf Nayarit highlands