Tuesday, June 21, 2022

MEXICO ~ Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley - UNESCO ~

... Nice view of the Tehuacan-Cuicatlan Valley a beautiful landscape full of cacti🌵🌵🌵... an unprecedented 2,686 species of columnar cacti being found here... one of the last remaining areas of wild cactus species in such density in the world and a crucial site of evolution in "the Cactaceae family"... because so much of the cacti family are endangered, considering the rampant amount of succulents being sold commercially... apparently there are a lot of illegal operations in Mexico and around the world to harvest cacti for household and commercial landscape😔... botanically it is not only of special significance for its cacti, but also for agaves, yuccas, bromeliads, bursera, and oaks... the diverse fauna includes threatened amphibian and bird species... from a cultural perspective, this "mixed" site reveals archaeological evidence of human adaptation and development spanning more than 12,000 years... all activities are developed by small communities, genuinely concerned about preserving the area... Big Thanks once more Gabino! ✿◕ ‿ ◕✿

Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve is located in central Mexico in a valley landscape backed by mountains in Puebla and Oaxaca State, with around 500,000 hectares of protected land. 140,000 hectares of which is being considered for UNESCO World Heritage Status and the remainder as a buffer zone in which minimal human activities are permitted.

The Biosphere’s limits are defined by four mountain ranges; Sierra Mixteca, Sierra Zongolica, Sierra Mazateca, and Sierra de Juárez, which leads to the complex geography of separate valleys divided by mountains producing the tremendous biological and ecosystem diversity seen here across an altitudinal variation of 1500 – 3200 meters above sea-level.

On July 2, 2018, the site was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.


Stamps:

4X Definitives - Handicraft 

The 35th Anniversary of the First Mexican Astronaut and the 35th Anniversary of the Morelos II Satellite 
(Issued 17-12-2020)

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