| Only 200 kilometers (125 miles) of land
separate the Gulf
of Mexico with the Gulf of Tehuantepec and the Pacific Ocean.
Prepare for hot weather ... and plenty of rain in the summer. The
city, an important agro-industrial center, is located on the Papaloapan
plains, a scant 270 feet above sea level in the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec.
This rolling tropical lowland was long considered a candidate for
an interoceanic canal. Costs were prohibitive and instead a transisthmian
railroad between Coatzacoalcos and Salina Cruz was opened in 1907.
NATURAL WORLD
Prepare for hot weather ... and plenty of rain in the summer. The
town is located on the Papaloapan plains, a scant 270 feet above
sea level.
HISTORY
Archaeologists have uncovered pieces dating to 4000 BC. This region
was home to the Olmec
and later the Mixes and Huaves.
By 1400 AD the Zapotecs commanded the region and established a
fortress at Guiengola. The site is located 10 miles west of town.
CULTURE
Women wear bright dresses.
The city holds its annual fair every June. Also, be aware that
this is the home of Oaxaca's famous 'pineapple dance.'
A statue of Máximo Ramón Ortiz, composer of the zandunga,
stands in the plaza.
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