Tierra Caliente (Mexico)

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.

Map showing the Tierra Caliente region

Municipalities

Guerrero

Name

Municipal seat

Ajuchitlán del Progreso

Zirándaro de los Chávez

[[Cuidad Altamirano

(municipality)

Cuidad Altamirano Pungarabato

State of Mexico

Name	Municipal seat
Amatepec	Amatepec
Luvianos	Villa Luvianos
Sultepec	Sultepec de Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras
Tejupilco	Tejupilco de Hidalgo
Tlatlaya	Tlatlaya

Michoacán:

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.

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