{{Short description|Part of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca mountain range in Oaxaca, Mexico}} {{refimprove|date=January 2026}} The '''Sierra Mazateca''' is a mountainous area, part of the [[Sierra Madre de Oaxaca]] mountain range, located in the northern part of the state of [[Oaxaca]] in Southern [[Mexico]]. It is named after the [[Mazatec]] people, who are indigenous to the area.
==Geography== Its western part is within the district of [[Teotitlán District, Oaxaca|Teotitlan del Camino]] in the [[Cañada, Oaxaca|Cañada Region]]; and its eastern part is within the district of [[Tuxtepec District, Oaxaca|Tuxtepec]], in the [[Papaloapan Region, Oaxaca|Papaloapan Region]].
The main towns of the region are [[Huautla de Jimenez]], [[Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón]] and [[Jalapa de Díaz]].
In 1954 the eastern part of the Sierra Mazateca region was submerged by the construction of the [[Miguel Alemán Dam]], now under [[Miguel Alemán Lake]] reservoir.
==See also== *[[María Sabina]], a [[Mazatec shamanism|Mazatec shaman]] and poet<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aridjis |first=Chloe |date=2015-03-30 |title=On María Sabina, one of Mexico's greatest poets |url=https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/maria-sabina-one-of-mexicos-greatest-poets |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=British Council}}</ref> *{{C|Sierra Madre de Oaxaca|Sierra Madre de Oaxaca topics}}
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==References== {{Reflist}}
[[Category:Regions of Oaxaca]] [[Category:Sierra Madre de Oaxaca]]