Tierra Caliente (Spanish for Hot Land) is a cultural and geographical region in southern Mexico that comprises some low-elevation areas of the states of Michoacán, Guerrero and Mexico. As the name suggests, the region is characterized by a hot climate. The overall precipitation is also low - around 600 mm/year, but can be as low as 400 mm in some low-lying areas of Michoacán and Guerrero.
Municipalities
Guerrero Name Municipal seat Ajuchitlán del Progreso Ajuchitlán Arcelia Arcelia Coyuca de Catalán Coyuca de Catalán Cutzamala de Pinzón Cutzamala de Pinzón San Miguel Totolapan San Miguel Totolapan Tlalchapa Tlalchapa Tlapehuala Tlapehuala Zirándaro Zirándaro de los Chávez Ciudad Altamirano Pungarabato
State of Mexico (Edomex) Name Municipal seat Amatepec Amatepec Luvianos Villa Luvianos Sultepec Sultepec de Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras Tejupilco Tejupilco de Hidalgo Tlatlaya Tlatlaya Almoloya de Alquisiras Almoloya de Alquisiras
Michoacán: Tepalcatepec Churumuco de Morelos San Lucas Gabriel Zamora Nueva Italia
Apatzingan Aguililla Tingambato Tuzantla Susupuato de Guerrero Nocupétaro Carácuaro Tiquicheo Huetamo de Nuñez
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Sources
References Entregan recursos de Codecos a las regiones Oriente y Tierra Caliente. State of Michoacán. Acuña, R. (1987). Relaciones Geográficas del Siglo XVI: Michoacán. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Gerhard, P. (1972). A Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain. University of Cambridge Press. Sebastian Avellaneda Jr. (2013). Information over San Lucas, Michoacán. Ohio Valley University, WV.