Tierra Caliente region

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The Tierra Caliente region is a hot, lowland area of western Mexico known for its agriculture, distinctive cultural traditions, and, in recent decades, significant drug-related violence.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tierra Caliente 2
Tierra Caliente region canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographical region
associatedWith drug cartels
self-defense groups (autodefensas)
borderedBy Sierra Madre del Sur
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
climate hot
country Mexico
culturalElement distinctive cowboy dress
regional sones and gustos music
string-band ensembles
zapateado dance traditions
economicActivity cattle ranching
subsistence agriculture
elevation lowland
hasClimateCharacteristic high temperatures year-round
pronounced dry season
hasIndigenousPresence Mixtec communities
Nahua communities
linked to: Nahua

Purépecha communities
hasMajorRiver Balsas River
Río Apatzingán
Río Tepalcatepec
knownFor agriculture
distinctive cultural traditions
drug-related violence
organized crime activity
language Spanish
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Mexican lowlands
western Mexico
linked to: Western Mexico
nameMeaning hot land
partOf Balsas River basin
state of Colima
state of Guerrero
linked to: State of Guerrero

state of Jalisco
state of Michoacán
linked to: State of Michoacán

state of México
linked to: State of Mexico
securityIssue extortion
high homicide rates
kidnapping
timePeriodOfIntenseViolence early 21st century
typicalCrop limes
maize
mangoes
melons
sesame
sorghum

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Apatzingán partOf Tierra Caliente region
Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence notableRegion Tierra Caliente
linked to: Tierra Caliente region
Guerrero region contains Tierra Caliente
linked to: Tierra Caliente region