Huitepec is the mountain towering to the west of
San Cristóbal de las Casas
San Cristóbal de las Casas (), also known by its native Tzotzil name, Jovel (), is a town and municipality located in the Central Highlands region of the Mexican state of Chiapas. It was the capital of the state until 1892, and is still cons ...
,
Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It is a volcano that was active most recently about 100 years ago and is covered in
cloud forest. It is about 2700 meters high, making it one of the highest peaks of the
Chiapas Highlands. It is home to several endemic bird species, such as the motmot ''
Aspatha gularis'' and the
bearded screech-owl
The bearded screech owl (''Megascops barbarus'') is a small "typical owl" in subfamily Striginae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital ...
. On its eastern flank the site of Santa Anita, Chiapas is located. A big part of the mountain has been declared a community reserve by the
Zapatista Junta de Buen Gobierno. On its northern flank, the NGO
Pronatura has a privately owned nature reserve.
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Landforms of Chiapas
Mountains of Mexico
Volcanoes of Chiapas
Pleistocene lava domes
Chiapas Highlands
Central American pine–oak forests