southern Mexico

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Southern Mexico is a culturally diverse and geographically varied region of Mexico known for its mountainous terrain, indigenous communities, and important archaeological and ecological sites.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
southern Mexico canonical 79
Southern Mexico 11
Region of Southeast Mexico 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (102)

Predicate Object
instanceOf region of Mexico
borders Belize
Central America
Guatemala
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
country Mexico
hasArchaeologicalSite Bonampak
Calakmul
Chichén Itzá
Mitla
Monte Albán
Palenque
Uxmal
Yaxchilán
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
mountain temperate climate
tropical climate
hasCuisineSpecialty chocolate-based dishes
cochinita pibil
mole sauces
tamales
tlayudas
hasCulturalRegion Mesoamerica
hasCulturalTradition Day of the Dead celebrations
linked to: Día de Muertos

Guelaguetza festival
linked to: Guelaguetza

Mayan rituals
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
forestry
oil and gas extraction
tourism
hasEcosystem cloud forest
dry forest
mangroves
tropical rainforest
hasEthnicGroup Lacandon people
linked to: Lacandon

Maya peoples
Mixes
Mixtec people
Nahuas
linked to: Nahua

Tzeltal people
Tzotzil people
Zapotec people
Zoque people
hasLanguageFamily Mayan languages
Mixe–Zoque languages
Nahuan languages
Oto-Manguean languages
hasMajorCity Acapulco
Cancún
Chilpancingo
Mérida
Oaxaca City
linked to: Oaxaca

San Cristóbal de las Casas
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Villahermosa
hasMountainRange Sierra Madre de Chiapas
Sierra Madre del Sur
Sierra Norte de Oaxaca
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
hasProtectedArea Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Huatulco National Park
linked to: Huatulco

Lacandon Jungle
Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Sumidero Canyon National Park
hasRiver Coatzacoalcos River
Grijalva River
Papaloapan River
Usumacinta River
hasSubregion Campeche
linked to: Campeche state

Chiapas
Guerrero
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Oaxaca
Puebla
Quintana Roo
Tabasco
Veracruz
Yucatán
linked to: Yucatán state

Yucatán Peninsula
hasTerrain coastal plains
mountainous terrain
tropical lowlands
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul
linked to: Calakmul

Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
linked to: Monte Albán

Pre-Hispanic City of Chichén-Itzá
linked to: Chichén Itzá

Pre-Hispanic City of Uxmal
linked to: Uxmal

Sian Ka'an
knownFor cacao production
coffee production
high cultural and linguistic diversity
important archaeological sites
large indigenous population
maize cultivation
rich biodiversity
traditional cuisine
traditional textiles
locatedIn Mexico
North America
partOf Mexico
wasPartOf Mesoamerican civilization area

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

Sierra Madre del Sur locatedIn southern Mexico
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca region locatedIn southern Mexico
Central Mexico borders Southern Mexico
linked to: southern Mexico
Acapulco partOf Southern Mexico
linked to: southern Mexico
Oaxaca locatedInRegion southern Mexico
Oto-Manguean languages spokenIn Southern Mexico
linked to: southern Mexico
Oto-Manguean languages regionOfOrigin Southern Mexico
linked to: southern Mexico
TAR Aerolíneas serviceArea southern Mexico
State of Chiapas locatedIn southern Mexico
Guerrero locatedInRegion Southwestern Mexico
linked to: southern Mexico
Cerro Nube Flan locatedIn southern Mexico
Tehuantepec Ridge offCoastOf southern Mexico
Amuzgo locatedIn southern Mexico
Nahua region Southern Mexico
linked to: southern Mexico
Tabasco partOf Region of Southeast Mexico
linked to: southern Mexico
Morelos locatedInRegion south-central Mexico
linked to: southern Mexico
Neotropical realm includesRegion southern Mexico
indigenous peoples of Mexico mainRegion southern Mexico
1902 eruption of Santa María ashFall Southern Mexico
subject linked to: Santa María
linked to: southern Mexico
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán locatedIn southern Mexico
Resplendent quetzal nativeTo southern Mexico
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca locatedIn southern Mexico
Sierra Madre de Chiapas locatedIn southern Mexico
Tzeltalan branch spokenIn southern Mexico
Tzeltalan branch hasRegion southern Mexico
Oaxaca Valley locatedIn southern Mexico
Tumbalá mountains foothills locatedIn southern Mexico
Ñuu Savi civilization locatedIn southern Mexico
Mixtec languages hasRegion southern Mexico
Yucuñudahui locatedIn southern Mexico
Mitla region southern Mexico
Mixteca Baja locatedIn southern Mexico
Mixteca de la Costa locatedIn southern Mexico
Mixteca Alta locatedIn southern Mexico
Region of Costa locatedIn southern Mexico
Region of Cañada partOf southern Mexico
Chatino people locatedIn southern Mexico
Costa del Pacífico (Oaxaca) regionOf southern Mexico
subject linked to: Costa del Pacífico
Volatinia jacarina nativeTo southern Mexico
Cyanerpes cyaneus nativeRange southern Mexico
San Cristóbal de las Casas locatedIn Southern Mexico
linked to: southern Mexico
Isthmus of Tehuantepec locatedIn southern Mexico
Salina Cruz locatedIn southern Mexico
Sierra Sur de Oaxaca locatedIn southern Mexico
Mesoamerican chronology region southern Mexico
Chocho spokenInRegion southern Mexico