Tumbalá mountains foothills

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The Tumbalá mountains foothills are a lush, low-lying mountainous region in Chiapas, Mexico, forming part of the transition zone between the highlands and the tropical lowlands near the ancient Maya city of Palenque.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain foothills ⓘ
climate humid tropical ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culturalRegion Mesoamerica ⓘ
drainageTo Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
ecoregion tropical rainforest ⓘ
elevationRange low-lying ⓘ
formsTransitionBetween Chiapas Highlands ⓘ
tropical lowlands near Palenque ⓘ
geologicalSetting Sierra Madre de Chiapas region ⓘ
hydrology numerous streams and rivers ⓘ
knownFor dense forest cover ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
locatedIn Chiapas ⓘ
Maya region ⓘ
linked to: Maya lowlands

Usumacinta River basin ⓘ
linked to: Usumacinta River

northern Chiapas ⓘ
southern Mexico ⓘ
locatedNear Northern Chiapas lowlands ⓘ
Palenque ⓘ
ancient Maya sites around Palenque ⓘ
municipality of Tumbalá ⓘ
partOf Sierra de Tumbalá ⓘ
Tumbalá mountains ⓘ
linked to: Sierra de Tumbalá
regionType transition zone ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ
vegetation lush ⓘ

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Palenque → locatedIn → Tumbalá mountains foothills ⓘ