La Cañada
La Cañada is a hamlet in Santa María Atzompa, Oaxaca and has about 1,030 residents and an elevation of 1,642 metres. La Cañada is situated nearby to the hamlet Loma Bonita (Paraje Jagüey), as well as near Arbolada Ilusión.- Type: Hamlet with 1,030 residents
- Description: town in Santa María Atzompa Municipality, State of Oaxaca, Mexico
- Also known as: “La Canada”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Albán and Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca.
Monte Albán
Photo: Quaith, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monte Albán is a Zapotec and Mixtec archaeological site in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico, on a hilltop overlooking Oaxaca city. This ancient city was the socio-political and economic center of the Zapotecs for nearly 1,000 years, a contemporary of Teotihuacán in central Mexico. Monte Albán is situated 3 km south of La Cañada.
Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca
Stadium
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The Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca is a multi-use stadium in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Alebrijes de Oaxaca. Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca is situated 3½ km east of La Cañada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oaxaca and Cuilapan de Guerrero.
Oaxaca
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Oaxaca is the colorful, delicious, and culturally-rich capital of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Its historical city center, along with the archeological ruins of Monte Albán overlooking it, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cuilapan de Guerrero
Town
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Cuilapan de Guerrero is a town and municipality located in the central valley region of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. It is 10 kilometres to the south of the capital city of Oaxaca on the road leading to Villa de Zaachila, and is in the Centro District in the Valles Centrales region. Cuilapan de Guerrero is situated 8 km south of La Cañada.
Benito Juarez National Park
Photo: Prsjl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Benito Juarez National Park is a large mountainous park in Oaxaca, Mexico. The park is very natural with few improvements yet is just 8 minutes by taxi from downtown Oaxaca.
La Cañada
- Categories: locality of Mexico and locality
- Location: Santa María Atzompa, Oaxaca, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.07° or 17° 4′ 12″ northLongitude
-96.77806° or 96° 46′ 41″ westPopulation
1,030Elevation
1,642 metres (5,387 feet)Open location code
7695369C+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 458622004OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
8859852Wikidata ID
Q20264429
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Swedish—“La Cañada” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “লা কানিয়াদা”
- Cebuano: “La Cañada”
- Chechen: “Ла Каньяда (Санта Мария Азомпа)”
- Chechen: “Ла Каньяда”
- Dutch: “La Cañada”
- Serbian: “Ла Кањада”
- Serbo-Croatian: “La Cañada, Santa María Atzompa”
- Spanish: “La Cañada”
- Swedish: “La Cañada, Santa María Atzompa”
- Swedish: “La Cañada”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Arbolada Ilusión and Loma Bonita (Paraje Jagüey).
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zona Arqueológica de Atzompa and Campamento Operativo Del Conjunto Monumental De Atzompa Zona Arqueologica De Montealban.
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