A region of Oaxaca
The deep, hot canyon of the Río Grande and Río Salado in northern Oaxaca, between the Mixteca and the Sierra Mazateca, part of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve with its columnar cactus forests, plus the cool Mazatec highlands around Huautla de Jiménez.
1 Pueblo Mágico · 13 places to visit
Pueblos Mágicos in La Cañada (Oaxaca)
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Places to visit in La Cañada (Oaxaca) 13
13 places with their own page, grouped by kind.
Towns · 9 Lakes · 1 Viewpoints · 1 Villages · 1 Waterfalls · 1
Towns
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Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa · Town · Oaxaca
Sugar-cane town in northern Oaxaca's Papaloapan region, at about 130 m, with the La Margarita mill and the Miguel Alemán reservoir nearby. -
Chiquihuitlán de Benito Juárez · Town · Oaxaca
Mazatec town in the Cañada at 1,205 m, with a two-headed bird legend, sugar cane, panela and wool gabanes; about 30 km from Huautla. -
Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón · Town · Oaxaca
Mazatec town at 1,345 m in Oaxaca's far north, birthplace of the revolutionary Ricardo Flores Magón, a few kilometres from Huautla. -
San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz · Town · Oaxaca
Mazatec seat on the Santo Domingo river at about 140 m, under Cerro Rabón: a market town known for hand-embroidered blouses and coffee. -
San José Tenango · Town · Oaxaca
Mazatec seat in Oaxaca's Cañada, deep in rainy sierra country; the municipality has 141 localities. -
San Pedro Ixcatlán · Town · Oaxaca
Mazatec town on a peninsula of the Miguel Alemán reservoir: fish farms, lakeside ceviche and boats to the Mil Islas. -
Santa María la Asunción · Town · Oaxaca
Mazatec town hugging Huautla at 1,668 m: embroidered huipiles, rabbit and mushroom dishes, and the Son Mazateco from its brass band. -
Santiago Quiotepec · Town · Oaxaca
Village of 150 people at 551 m in the Cañada de Cuicatlán, with an archaeological zone, a river and the old railway line. -
Teotitlán de Flores Magón · Town · Oaxaca
Gateway to the Cañada at 1,015 m, birthplace of the Flores Magón brothers, with tesmole, the jarabe teotiteco and San Miguel's fiesta on 29 September.
Lakes
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Presa Miguel Alemán · Lake · Oaxaca
A 47,800-hectare reservoir on the Río Tonto in Mazatec country: islands that were hilltops, tilapia fishing and boat trips from Temascal or Cerro Quemado.
Viewpoints
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Cerro de la Adoración · Viewpoint · Huautla
The sacred Mazatec hill above Huautla, where healers go to pray; a walk up gives wide views over the misty sierra.
Villages
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San Juan Tepeuxila · Village · Oaxaca
Cuicatec municipal seat at 2,116 m in the Cuicatlán district of the Cañada, with 482 residents in 2020.
Waterfalls
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Cascada de Puente de Fierro · Waterfall · Huautla
A waterfall in thick green forest about 10 minutes from Huautla on the road to Chilchotla, with clear water and spots for rappelling.
Top tours in La Cañada (Oaxaca)
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Getting around La Cañada (Oaxaca)
Fly into Oaxaca (OAX).
Most of the region is reached by road: a rental car is the easiest way to see several places in a day, and buses link the larger towns.
When to visit La Cañada (Oaxaca)
Most of La Cañada (Oaxaca) is at its best in February, March, April, and May.
Month-by-month climate on each Pueblo Mágico's page: Huautla