# Sierra Mazateca

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Part of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca mountain range in Oaxaca, Mexico

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The **Sierra Mazateca** is a mountainous area, part of the [Sierra Madre de Oaxaca](/source/Sierra_Madre_de_Oaxaca) mountain range, located in the northern part of the state of [Oaxaca](/source/Oaxaca) in Southern [Mexico](/source/Mexico). It is named after the [Mazatec](/source/Mazatec) people, who are indigenous to the area.

## Geography

Its western part is within the district of [Teotitlan del Camino](/source/Teotitl%C3%A1n_District%2C_Oaxaca) in the [Cañada Region](/source/Ca%C3%B1ada%2C_Oaxaca); and its eastern part is within the district of [Tuxtepec](/source/Tuxtepec_District%2C_Oaxaca), in the [Papaloapan Region](/source/Papaloapan_Region%2C_Oaxaca).

The main towns of the region are [Huautla de Jimenez](/source/Huautla_de_Jimenez), [Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón](/source/Eloxochitl%C3%A1n_de_Flores_Mag%C3%B3n) and [Jalapa de Díaz](/source/Jalapa_de_D%C3%ADaz).

In 1954 the eastern part of the Sierra Mazateca region was submerged by the construction of the [Miguel Alemán Dam](/source/Miguel_Alem%C3%A1n_Dam), now under [Miguel Alemán Lake](/source/Miguel_Alem%C3%A1n_Lake) reservoir.

## See also

- [María Sabina](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Sabina), a [Mazatec shaman](/source/Mazatec_shamanism) and poet[1]

- [Sierra Madre de Oaxaca topics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Sierra_Madre_de_Oaxaca)

v t e Oaxaca, Mexico State capital Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez) Governor Alejandro Murat Hinojosa Major topics History Economy Demographics Major communities Huajuapan de León Juchitán de Zaragoza Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez) Puerto Escondido Salina Cruz San Pedro Pochutla San Juan Bautista Cuicatlán San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Santa Lucía del Camino Santa María Asunción Tlaxiaco Pinotepa Nacional Tehuantepec (Santo Domingo Tehuantepec) Administrative regions Mixteca Region Istmo Region Cañada Region Papaloapan Region Sierra Norte Region Valles Centrales Region Sierra Sur Region Costa Region Geographical regions La Mixteca Selva Zoque Sierra Juárez Oaxaca Valley Archaeological sites Cerro de las Minas Dainzú Etlatongo Guiengola Lambityeco Mitla Monte Albán Ndaxagua San José Mogote Yagul Yucuita Zaachila Protected areas Benito Juárez Boquerón de Tonalá Huatulco Lagunas de Chacahua Playa de Escobilla Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Yagul See also Municipalities of Oaxaca

[18°22′48″N 99°06′00″W / 18.3800°N 99.1000°W / 18.3800; -99.1000](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sierra_Mazateca&params=18.3800_N_99.1000_W_source:wikidata)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Aridjis, Chloe (2015-03-30). ["On María Sabina, one of Mexico's greatest poets"](https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/maria-sabina-one-of-mexicos-greatest-poets). *British Council*. Retrieved 2024-01-22.

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