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El Sauz Destination Guide

Discover El Sauz in Mexico

El Sauz in the region of Oaxaca is a town located in Mexico - some 330 mi or ( 532 km ) South-East of Mexico City , the country's capital .

Interactive map of El Sauz

Local time in El Sauz is now 12:12 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yerba Santa, Villahermosa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Tigrillo, and Santa Maria Petapa. When in this area, you might want to check out Yerba Santa . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Sauz ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Chivela Pass

The Chivela Pass is a narrow mountain pass in the Sierra Madre Mountains that funnels cooler drier air from the North American continent, through southern Mexico, into the Pacific. These northeasterly winds, specifically the Tehuano wind, which periodically blows across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern Mexico, have important climatic effects, influencing the formation of hurricanes and typhoons, as well as contributing to worldwide climatological events, such as El Nino.

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Located at 16.72 -95.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Atmospheric dynamics, Geography of Oaxaca, Mountain passes of Mexico, Rail mountain passes of Mexico

Santo Domingo Chihuitán

Santo Domingo Chihuitán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km². It is part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo Region. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of .

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Located at 16.58 -95.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Oaxaca, Populated places in Oaxaca

El Corte River

El Corte River (in Spanish Río El Corte, meaning "The Cut River") is the primary tributary of the Coatzacoalcos River, flowing through the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Veracruz to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Located at 16.94 -94.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 31 km away
Tags: Geography of Mesoamerica, Geography of Oaxaca, Geography of Veracruz, Rivers of Mexico

Selva Zoque

The Selva Zoque (English: Zoque Forest), which includes the Chimalapas rain forest, is an area of great ecological importance in Mexico. Most of the forest lies in the state of Oaxaca but parts are in Chiapas and Veracruz. It is the largest tract of tropical rainforest in Mexico, and contains the majority of terrestrial biodiversity in the country. The forest includes the Selva El Ocote, a federally protected biosphere reserve, but is otherwise not yet protected.

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Located at 16.94 -94.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 31 km away
Tags: Biosphere reserves of Mexico, Ecoregions of Mexico, Forests of Mexico, Geography of Mesoamerica, Geography of Oaxaca, Geography of Veracruz, Southern Mexico, Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests