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Vuelta Abajo Destination Guide

Explore Vuelta Abajo in Mexico

Vuelta Abajo in the region of Oaxaca is a place in Mexico - some 221 mi or ( 355 km ) South-East of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

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Time in Vuelta Abajo is now 01:25 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Toluca, San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional, San Jose Chiltepec, Puebla, and Pachuca. Since you are here already, consider visiting Toluca . Where to go and what to see in Vuelta Abajo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional

San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 394.23 km² within the Sierra Juárez mountains. It is part of the Tuxtepec District of the Papaloapan Region. The town lies on the north bank of the Valle Nacional River, a tributary of the Papaloapan River. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 21,189.

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Located at 17.77 -96.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Oaxaca, Populated places in Oaxaca

Disparithelphusa

Disparithelphusa pecki is a species of freshwater crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae, and the only species in the genus Disparithelphusa. The first specimens of D. pecki were collected by Stewart Peck in 1971 at an altitude of 600 metres in the Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico . They were deposited at the Museum of Natural History, Tulane University, and described as a new species by Alfred Smalley and Daniel Adkinson in 1984. The species is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.

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Located at 17.70 -96.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Endemic fauna of Mexico, Freshwater crustaceans of North America, Monotypic arthropod genera, Pseudothelphusidae