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Tehuantepec (Spanish pronunciation:[tewanteˈpek], in full, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec) is a city and municipality in the southeast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo Region. The area was important in pre-Hispanic period as part of a trade route that connected Central America with what is now the center of Mexico. Later it became a secondary capital of the Zapotec dominion, before it was conquered by the Spanish in the early 16th century.
The city is still the center of Zapotec culture in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and is the second largest in the region. The city is known for its women and their traditional dress, which was adopted by Frida Kahlo. Tehuantepec has a reputation for being a matriarchal society. Women dominate the local markets and are known to taunt men. However, political power is still the domain of men.
The city experienced a short economic boom in the early 20th century related to a rail line that was built linking the two oceans, but it was soon eclipsed by the Panama Canal. The project, however, has revived since 2018, as the Mexican government has worked on the rehabilitation of the line and other projects related to it, in a project known as the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
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Tehuantepec (Spanish pronunciation: [tewanteˈpek], in full, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec) is a city and municipality in the southeast of the Mexican state...
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Spanish pronunciation: [tewanteˈpek]) is an isthmus in Mexico. It represents the shortest distance between the Gulf of Mexico...
Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Spanish: Corredor Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec), abbreviated as CIIT, is a trade and transit...
The Gulf of Tehuantepec (Spanish: Golfo de Tehuantepec) is a large body of water on the Pacific coast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, southeastern Mexico...
The Tehuantepec River is a river in Oaxaca, Mexico. The Tehuantepec flows into the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the Pacific Ocean coast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec...
The Tehuantepec striped snake (Geagras redimitus) is a snake endemic to Mexico. Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Geagras redimitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened...
The Tehuantepec Territory (Spanish: Territorio de Tehuantepec) was a federal territory of Mexico in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It existed between 1853...
The Tehuantepec jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis) is a jackrabbit endemic to Mexico. It is easily distinguished from other species by two black stripes...
occupied a large region from Central Valleys region to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. No major city-state like Monte Albán arose again, with villages and...
The Tehuantepec Ridge (Tehuantepec Fracture Zone, Tehuntepec Ridge) is a linear undersea ridge located off the west coast of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean...
Woman of Tehuantepec, also known as Aztec Woman of Tehuantepec, is an outdoor 1935 fountain and sculpture by Donal Hord, installed in the courtyard of...
Geophysically, some geographers include the territory east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (around 12% of the total) within Central America. Geopolitically, however...
floated, including a canal (and/or a railroad) across Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec. That did not develop, either. In 1846, the Mallarino–Bidlack Treaty...
control of the Tehuantepec encomienda. The Marquesado continued to have major private holdings in the province. The Villa of Tehuantepec became a center...
North America begins not at the Isthmus of Panama but at the narrows of Tehuantepec." The World: Geographic Overview, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence...
Tehuantepec is the largest region of the state of Oaxaca, located in southwestern Mexico. It covers the southern part of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec,...
Mexico through Chivela Pass in Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec and out over the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the Pacific coast. Chivela Pass is a gap between...
railway along the Tehuantepec Route was opened in 1907 by Porfirio Díaz the port saw an increase of shipping via the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, particularly...
geologists physiographically locate its southern limit at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico, with Central America extending southeastward to South America...
Tehuantepec District is located in the west of the Istmo Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. It includes the cities of Salina Cruz and Tehuantepec...
The Diocese of Tehuantepec (Latin: Dioecesis Tehuantepecensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico...
The Tehuantepec skink (Marisora syntoma) is a species of skink found in Mexico. Marisora syntoma at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 September...
Ficimia variegata, the Tehuantepec hook-nosed snake, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Mexico. Lopez-Luna...
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