Sierra De San Juan
The Sierra de San Juan Biosphere Reserve is a protected area in Nayarit state of western Mexico. It was established in 2003, and has an area of 198.01 km2.UNEP-WCMC (2021). "Protected Area Profile for Sierra de San Juan from the World Database of Protected Areas". Accessed 28 August 2021/ref> It lies just southwest of the city of Tepic. It protects a portion of the Sierra de San Juan, a mountain range which lies between Tepic and the Pacific Ocean. Geography The reserve protects the Sierra de San Juan, a western extension if the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The westward slopes of the range of the Sierra descend towards the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast, which is only 22 km away. The eastern slopes drain into the valley of the Mololoa River, a northward-flowing tributary of the Río Grande de Santiago. The city of Tepic lies on the Mololola immediately east of the Sierra. The southern Sierra Madre Occidental lies about 15 km north of the Sierra de San Juan. Geology There are tw ...
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Tepic
Tepic () is the capital and largest city of the western Mexican state of Nayarit, as well as the seat of the Tepic Municipality. Located in the central part of the state, it stands at an altitude of above sea level, on the banks of the Río Mololoa and the Río Tepic, approximately north-west of Guadalajara, Jalisco. Nearby are the extinct Sangangüey volcano and its crater lake. Tepic is the primary urban center of this rich agricultural region; major crops include sugarcane, tobacco and citrus fruits. The city was founded in 1531 as ''Villa del Espíritu Santo de la Mayor España''. Population Indigenous population Tepic has the second-largest indigenous population in the State of Nayarit, 4,375. The most prominent groups among them are the Huichol or Wixárika (3,276), Cora (527) and Purépecha (101). Religion Catholicism is the most prominent religion in Tepic with 94.2% of the population. Its Catedral de la Purísima Concepción, dedicated to the Immaculate Co ...
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