Sierra del Nayar

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Sierra del Nayar is a mountainous region in western Mexico known as a traditional homeland of the Cora people and a center of their indigenous culture.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sierra del Nayar canonical 5

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountainous region
country Mexico
culturalRegionFor Cora rituals and festivals
Huichol pilgrimages
ethnicGroupMajority Cora people
hasClimate mountain subtropical climate
hasConservationStatus relatively low urbanization
hasEconomicActivity small-scale livestock raising
subsistence agriculture
traditional crafts
hasHistoricalEvent late and partial incorporation into colonial New Spain
hasLanguageCommunity Cora language
Huichol language
Mexicanero Nahuatl
linked to: Nayarit Nahuatl

Tepehuán languages
linked to: Tepehuan languages
hasPopulationCharacteristic bilingual communities
predominantly indigenous population
hasReligionCommunity Cora traditional religion
Huichol traditional religion
hasSettlementPattern dispersed mountain villages
hasTransportationCharacteristic limited road access
historicallyAssociatedWith Spanish colonial frontier
indigenous resistance to Spanish rule
knownFor Cora cultural traditions
indigenous culture
relative isolation
rugged terrain
locatedIn Sierra Madre Occidental
western Mexico
linked to: Western Mexico
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory state of Durango
state of Jalisco
linked to: Jalisco

state of Nayarit
linked to: State of Nayarit

state of Zacatecas
linked to: State of Zacatecas
locatedNear Pacific coast of Mexico
partOf Gran Nayar
Sierra Madre Occidental mountain system
indigenous cultural regions of Mexico
terrainFeature deep canyons
pine-oak forests
steep slopes
traditionalHomelandOf Cora people
Huichol people
linked to: Huichol

Mexicanero Nahua people
Tepehuán people
linked to: Tepehuan people

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Referenced by (5)

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

Cora spokenInRegion Sierra del Nayar
Mesa del Nayar Cora region Sierra del Nayar
Coracholan isSpokenNear Sierra del Nayar
Cora language region Sierra del Nayar
Cora people traditionalTerritory Sierra del Nayar