Tierra Caliente (Spanish for ''Hot Land'') is a cultural and geographical region in southern
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
that comprises some low-elevation areas of the
states
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of
Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...
,
Guerrero
Guerrero, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero, is one of the 32 states that compose the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guerrero, 85 municipalities. The stat ...
and
Mexico
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. 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
Guerrero
State of Mexico (Edomex)
Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...
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Tepalcatepec
Tepalcatepec, also known as Tepeque, is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán.
It is located in the state's southwestern Tierra Caliente region, bordering the state of Jalisco to the north and west.
Populati ...
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Churumuco de Morelos
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San Lucas
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Lombardia
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Nueva Italia
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Apatzingan
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Aguililla
Aguililla is a city in the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Michoacán. It is the municipal seat for the Aguililla (municipality), surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality has a population of roughly 15,000. ...
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Tingambato
Tingambato is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name. The municipality has an area of 188.77 square kilometres (0.32% of the surface of the state) and is bordered by the north by the muni ...
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Tuzantla
Tuzantla is a Municipalities of Mexico, municipality in the eastern part of the Mexico, Mexican Mexican state, state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 1,018.49 square kilometres (1.73% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to th ...
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Susupuato de Guerrero
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Nocupétaro
Nocupétaro is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located approximately south of the state capital of Morelia.
Geography
The municipality of Nocupétaro is located in the Tierra Caliente region of Michoacán at an elevation ...
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Carácuaro
Carácuaro is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán, located south of the state capital of Morelia.
Geography
The municipality of Carácuaro is located in the Tierra Caliente region of Michoacán at an altitude between . It borders t ...
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Tiquicheo
Tiquicheo de Nicolás Romero is a Municipalities of Michoacán, municipality in the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 1,429.65 square kilometres (4.89% of the surface of the state) and is ...
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Huetamo de Nuñez
Gallery
File:Catedral de Apatzingan 2019.jpg, :Catedral de Apatzingán
File:Catedral de San Juan Bautista Pungarabato 2013-09-11 20-40-28.jpg, Catedral de San Juan Bautista Pungarabato
File:Iglesia de Zirándaro Guerrero.jpg, Iglesia de Zirándaro
File:IGLESIA DE CUTZAMALA DE PINZON, GUERRERO.jpg, Iglesia de Cutzamala de Pinzón
File:Saint Francis of Assisi Church, Iguala de la Independencia, Guerrero, Mexico 02.jpg, Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís
File:Tacámbaro de Codallos.JPG, Tacámbaro de Codallos
File:Churumuco_viejo.jpg, Churumuco viejo
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
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, WV.
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