Tierra Caliente (Mexico)
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.
Map showing the Tierra Caliente region on a map of Mexico
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
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.
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