Cañada is a region in the state of
Oaxaca
Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...
,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
covering 4,300 square km. It includes two districts,
Teotitlán and
Cuicatlán.
The main administrative center is
Teotitlán de Flores Magón, but
Huautla de Jiménez
Huautla de Jimenez is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
It is part of the Teotitlán District in the north of the Cañada Region
Cañada is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico covering 4,300 square km. It includes tw ...
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
The Central Valleys ( es, Valles Centrales) of Oaxaca, also simply known as the Oaxaca Valley, is a geographic region located within the modern-day state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. In an administrative context, it has been defined as comprising ...
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
Monte Albán is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Municipality in the southern Mexico, Mexican state of Oaxaca (17.043° N, 96.767°W). The site is located on a low mountainous range rising above the plain i ...
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.
References
Regions of Oaxaca
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