Cañada, Oaxaca
Encyclopedia
Cañada is a region in the state of Oaxaca
, Mexico
covering 4,300 square km. It includes two districts, Teotitlán
and Cuicatlán
.
The main administrative center is Teotitlan de Flores Magon
, but Huautla de Jimenez is considered the most important cultural center in the region.
The region is named after the Cañada de Cuicatlán, a hot low canyon that links the Valley of Oaxaca
to the south with the Valley of Tehuacán
in Puebla
state to the north.
The Cañada was the major Precolumbian route between the two valleys.
It was conquered and controlled by the early Zapotec state based on Monte Albán
at some time around 300 BC.
The region is fertile with a warm and mild climate, and produces crops of mango, melon and avocado. It consists of flat lands watered by the Salado and Tomellín rivers.
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
covering 4,300 square km. It includes two districts, Teotitlán
Teotitlán District, Oaxaca
Teotitlán District is located in the north of the Cañada Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:*Ejutla de Crespo*Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón*Huautepec...
and Cuicatlán
Cuicatlan District, Oaxaca
Cuicatlán District is located in the northeast of the Cañada Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:*Chiquihuitlán de Benito Juárez*Concepción Pápalo*San Andrés Teotilalpam...
.
The main administrative center is Teotitlan de Flores Magon
Teotitlán de Flores Magón
Teotitlán de Flores Magón is a town, municipality and district in the Cañada region of Oaxaca in south-western Mexico.It is part of the Teotitlán District in the north of the Cañada Region.-Municipality:The municipality covers an area of 95.69 km²....
, but Huautla de Jimenez is considered the most important cultural center in the region.
The region is named after the Cañada de Cuicatlán, a hot low canyon that links the Valley of Oaxaca
Valley of Oaxaca
The Valley of Oaxaca is a geographic region located within the modern day State of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. The valley, which is located within the Sierra Madre Mountains, is shaped like a distorted and almost upside-down “Y,” with each of its arms bearing specific names: the northwestern Etla...
to the south with the Valley of Tehuacán
Tehuacán Valley matorral
The Tehuacán Valley matorral is a xeric shrubland ecoregion, within the deserts and xeric shrublands biome, in central Mexico.-Setting:The ecoregion occupies the Tehuacán and Cuicatlán valleys, covering parts of Puebla and Oaxaca states. The valleys lie in the rain shadow of the surrounding...
in Puebla
Puebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....
state to the north.
The Cañada was the major Precolumbian route between the two valleys.
It was conquered and controlled by the early Zapotec state based on Monte Albán
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Municipality in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca...
at some time around 300 BC.
The region is fertile with a warm and mild climate, and produces crops of mango, melon and avocado. It consists of flat lands watered by the Salado and Tomellín rivers.