Tierra Caliente (Mexico)

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Map showing the Tierra Caliente region

Tierra Caliente (Spanish for Hot Land) is a cultural and geographical region in southern Mexico that comprises some low-elevation areas of the states of Michoacán, Guerrero and Mexico. As the name suggests, the region is characterized by a hot climate. The overall precipitation is also low - around 600 mm/year, but can be as low as 400 mm in some low-lying areas of Michoacán and Guerrero.

Municipalities[]

Municipios generally included as part of the Tierra Caliente region:

Guerrero has eight municipalities in the region:^[1]

• Ajuchitlán del Progreso
• Arcelia
• Coyuca de Catalán
• Cutzamala de Pinzón
• Pungarabato
• San Miguel Totolapan
• Tlalchapa
• Tlapehuala
• Zirándaro

Michoacán:

• Tepalcatepec
• Churumuco de Morelos
• San Lucas
• Tuzantla
• Susupuato de Guerrero
• Nocupétaro
• Carácuaro
• Tiquicheo
• Huetamo de Nuñez

México state:

• Tlatlaya
• Amatepec
• San Simón de Guerrero
• Luvianos
• Tejupilco
• Sultepec
• Texcaltitlán
• Zacualpan

Sources[]

References[]

• Entregan recursos de Codecos a las regiones Oriente y Tierra Caliente. State of Michoacán.
• Acuña, R. (1987). Relaciones Geográficas del Siglo XVI: Michoacán. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
• Gerhard, P. (1972). A Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain. University of Cambridge Press.
• Sebastian Avellaneda Jr. (2013). Information over San Lucas, Michoacán. Ohio Valley University, WV.