Mezcala may refer to:
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Mezcala culture
The Mezcala culture (sometimes referred to as the Balsas culture) is the name given to a Mesoamerican culture that was based in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero,Coe and Koontz 1962, 2002, p.55. in the upper Balsas River region.López Austi ...
, also referred to as the Balsas culture
*Mezcala de la Asuncion, a
Coca people The Coca people are part of one of the oldest indigenous groups who live in what is now the state of Jalisco, Mexico.
History
The Caxcan, an ethnic group in southernmost Zacatecas, northern Jalisco, and part of Aguascalientes, south to Lake Chapal ...
village in the municipality of
Poncitlán
Poncitlán is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 672.31 km2.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 43,817.
Place Names
Poncitlán means "place of cilacayotes", ...
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Jalisco
Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...
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Isla Mezcala, in
Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala (, ) has been Mexico's largest freshwater lake since the desiccation of Lake Texcoco in the early 17th century.
It borders both the states of Jalisco and Michoacán, being located within the municipalities of Ocotlán, Jalisco, ...
, in Jalisco, and Michoacán.
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Río Grande de Santiago
The Río Grande de Santiago, or Santiago River, is a river in western Mexico. It flows westwards from Lake Chapala via Ocotlán through the states of Jalisco and Nayarit to empty into the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the longest rivers in Mexic ...
, begins at Lake Chapala and drains it
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Río Lerma
The Lerma River () is Mexico's second longest river.
It is a river in west-central Mexico that begins in Mexican Plateau at an altitude over above sea level, and ends where it empties into Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest lake, near Guadalajara, ...
, ends at Lake Chapala and fills it
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Balsas River
The Balsas River (Spanish Río Balsas, also locally known as the Mezcala River, or Atoyac River) is a major river of south-central Mexico.
The basin flows through the states of Guerrero, México, Morelos, and Puebla. Downstream of Ciudad Alt ...
, it forms the border between Guerrero and Michoacán
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Mezcala Bridge
The Mezcala Bridge (also known as the Mezcala-Solidaridad Bridge), is a cable-stayed bridge located in the state of Guerrero on Highway 95D in Mexico. It spans the Balsas River (known locally as the Mezcala River) close to the western Pacific coas ...
(Mezcala-Solidaridad Bridge), a bridge in Guerrero, Mexico
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''Mezcala'' (plant), a genus of plants in the pea family (Fabaceae)
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