🌐 Sierra Mazateca

Mexico · Americas · Biosphere Reserve · 18.38°N, 99.10°W

The Sierra Mazateca is a mountainous area, part of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca mountain range, located in the northern part of the state of Oaxaca in Southern Mexico. It is named after the Mazatec people, who are indigenous to the area.

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Quick facts

Country	Mexico
Continent / region	Americas
Protection type	🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	18.38°N, 99.10°W · view on map

Sierra Mazateca is a biosphere reserve in Mexico, in Americas. The details of why Sierra Mazateca is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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