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GEOPARQUE MIXTECA ALTA
Geoparque Mixteca Alta

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Heritage

  • ECOLOGY
    ECOLOGY

    Mexico is one of the major mega-diverse countries in the world and the state of Oaxaca has a variety of ecosystems with a huge variety of plants and animals....

  • HISTORIC
    HISTORIC

    Existen evidencias que el territorio de la Mixteca Alta estuvo habitado hace por lo menos 5 mil años y muy probablemente lo primeros pobladores arribaron a la región hace 10 mil...

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
    ARCHAEOLOGY

    The Mixteca Alta in one of the most important cultural regions of Mesoamerica. The Mixteca culture has been studied by Mexicans and foreigners and although much...

  • GASTRONOMY
    GASTRONOMY

    Oaxacan cuisine is famous worldwide. His richness is largely based on the Indigenous traditions incorporating elements derived from the extraordinary biodiversity of the region...

  • CULTURAL
    CULTURAL

    The cultural heritage of the Mixteca Alta includes tangible and intangible aspects. Impressive prehispanic constructions are brought together with the extraordinary Dominican convents and churches...

  • GEOLOGY
    GEOLOGY

    The main attraction as Geopark is its geological and geomorphological diversity. The impressive erosive forms of the Mixteca Alta and its relationship to geology...

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WELCOME TO THE GEOPARK
MIXTECA ALTA, OAXACA!

The Geopark includes nine municipalities located in the western part of the State of Oaxaca, in the region of the Mixteca Alta, one of the most important cultural regions of Mexico. The total area of the Geopark is 415 km2.

Its landscape is the result of the interaction between nature, in particular geology, and society. The ancient land use has resulted in an impressive landscape where various forms of erosion allow visitors to understand the processes that shape the Earth's surface and have resulted in spectacular landfomrs of particular interest and beauty.

The cultural and natural heritage is evident in the landscape; archaeological sites, colonial churches and convents of the 16th century, as well as large areas of natural vegetation are combined with geology and landforms shaping unique landscapes.

he Mixteca Alta Geopark Project is a community, educational project, focused on the public interested in learning how nature and society interact.

The Geopark Mixteca Alta is open to proposals to improve the environment and quality of life of those who dwell in it.

VISTORS ARE WELCOME TO TAKE PART IN THE PROJECT!

  • Interview Ronald Spores

  • Gastronomy of the Mixteca; Wheat pozol

  • Interview Soledad Miguel Ramírez

  • Interview Manuel y Marisela

  • Gastronomy of the Mixteca "Wasps sauce"

  • Interview Julio Miguel Ramírez

  • Bells Santa María Tiltepec

  • Geodiversity " Soil and Colors"

  • Crafts Santo Domingo Tonaltepec

  • Picking Tiocondudis

  • Dikes San Pedro Añañe

  • Mezcal, Oaxaca Cultural Heritage

  • Biodiversity Mixteca "El Ramón"

  • Mixteca Song

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