Comarca Minera UNESCO Global Geopark

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Comarca Minera UNESCO Global Geopark is a geologically significant region in the Mexican state of Hidalgo recognized by UNESCO for its outstanding volcanic landscapes, mining heritage, and rich cultural history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO Global Geopark
geopark
aim environmental education
geoconservation
sustainable tourism
area approximately 1,600 square kilometres
contains Acatlán
Atotonilco el Grande
Eloxochitlán
Epazoyucan
Huasca de Ocampo
Metztitlán
Mineral de la Reforma
Mineral del Chico
Mineral del Monte
Omitlán de Juárez
Pachuca de Soto
linked to: Pachuca

Singuilucan
country Mexico
culturalHeritage Cornish mining heritage
historic haciendas de beneficio
pastes (Cornish-style pastries)
religious architecture
traditional mining towns
designationYear 2017
geologicalFeature Cenozoic volcanic province
basaltic lava flows
columnar jointing
ignimbrite plateaus
obsidian deposits
ore-bearing hydrothermal veins
rhyolitic domes
hasGeosites more than 30 geosites
historicalPeriodOfIntenseMining 16th to 20th centuries
locatedIn State of Hidalgo
linked to: Hidalgo (state)

eastern Mexico
mainCity Pachuca de Soto
linked to: Pachuca
managementBody Comité de Gestión de la Comarca Minera Geoparque Mundial UNESCO
linked to: Comarca Minera
miningHeritage gold mining
lead and zinc mining
silver mining
notableSite Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla
El Chico National Park
Huasca de Ocampo haciendas
Metztitlán Canyon
Pachuca-Real del Monte silver-gold vein system
Real del Monte mining district
primaryLanguage Spanish
recognizedBy UNESCO
UNESCODesignation UNESCO Global Geopark
UNESCORegion Latin America and the Caribbean
linked to: Latin America

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Hidalgo hasUNESCOStatus Comarca Minera UNESCO Global Geopark