Zaachila Valley

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Zaachila Valley is a fertile and historically significant valley in Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its pre-Hispanic Zapotec heritage and agricultural importance within the Valles Centrales region.

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Zaachila Valley canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
valley
administrativeRegion Zaachila District
agriculturalProduct beans
chile
fruits
maize
squash
archaeologicalSiteNearby Zaachila archaeological site
belongsTo State of Oaxaca
climate temperate subhumid
continent North America
country Mexico
culturalPractice indigenous festivals
traditional markets
culture Zapotec culture
drainageBasin Atoyac River basin
economicActivity agriculture
livestock raising
economicImportance food supply for Oaxaca City
geologicalSetting intermontane valley
hasSettlement Villa de Zaachila
heritage Zapotec political history
indigenous traditions
historicalPeriod pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica
linked to: Mesoamerica
knownFor archaeological significance
fertile agricultural land
pre-Hispanic Zapotec heritage
languageRegion Zapotec languages
locatedIn Oaxaca
Valles Centrales de Oaxaca
southern Mexico
modernReligion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
near Oaxaca City
partOf Central Valleys of Oaxaca
Oaxaca valleys system
Zapotec cultural area
populationCharacteristic bilingual Spanish–Zapotec
predominantly indigenous
preColumbianPeople Zapotecs
regionOf traditional irrigation practices
regionType rural
religionHistorical Mesoamerican polytheism
soil fertile alluvial soils
transportRole local road network corridor
usedFor intensive agriculture

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Region of Valles Centrales hasValleys Zaachila Valley
Valles Centrales de Oaxaca contains Zaachila Valley