Tamasopo

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Human settlement in Mexico

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Tamasopo is a municipality and town in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. The town is located at . The municipality has an area of 1329 sqkm and a population of 28,848 in 2010, including the population of the town of Tamasopo with 4,326 people. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Plaza_tamasopo.jpg" caption="The main plaza in the town of Tamasopo."] ::

Geography

Tamasopo is located in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental. The town has an elevation of 1,200 ft. The surrounding mountains rise to about 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level. Tamasopo is famous for its waterfalls in a lush rain forest

El Puente de Dios is two miles (3 km) northwest of Tamasopo town. It consists of waterfalls into a narrow gorge and cavern beneath an arch through which the Gallinas river runs rapidly. Blue and clear water pools for swimming are at the top and bottom of the cavern. The Cascada de Tamasopo is two miles (3 km) north of the town. It features three cascades tumbling about 20 m into pools divided by travertine ledges and shelves. The character of the waterfalls reminds some travelers of Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon. Nearby is El Trampolin which consists of small waterfalls falling into clear, deep pools in the midst of a tropical forest.

Climate

|location = Tamasopo |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan mean C = 17.0 |Feb mean C = 19.0 |Mar mean C = 22.0 |Apr mean C = 25.0 |May mean C = 27.0 |Jun mean C = 27.0 |Jul mean C = 26.0 |Aug mean C = 27.0 |Sep mean C = 26.0 |Oct mean C = 23.0 |Nov mean C = 20.0 |Dec mean C = 18.0 |year mean C = 23.0 |Jan high C = 24.2 |Feb high C = 27.0 |Mar high C = 30.5 |Apr high C = 33.1 |May high C = 34.2 |Jun high C = 33.0 |Jul high C = 30.9 |Aug high C = 31.3 |Sep high C = 29.1 |Oct high C = 27.6 |Nov high C = 26.2 |Dec high C = 24.0 |year high C = 29.3 |Jan low C = 9.2 |Feb low C = 10.5 |Mar low C = 13.4 |Apr low C = 16.1 |May low C = 19.2 |Jun low C = 20.2 |Jul low C = 19.5 |Aug low C = 19.4 |Sep low C = 18.6 |Oct low C = 16.0 |Nov low C = 13.3 |Dec low C = 9.9 |year low C = 15.4 |Jan precipitation mm = 37 |Feb precipitation mm = 31 |Mar precipitation mm = 28 |Apr precipitation mm = 54 |May precipitation mm = 102 |Jun precipitation mm = 311 |Jul precipitation mm = 324 |Aug precipitation mm = 279 |Sep precipitation mm = 380 |Oct precipitation mm = 168 |Nov precipitation mm = 64 |Dec precipitation mm = 42 |year precipitation mm = 1818 |source 1 = Weatherbase |url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=924105&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Tamasopo, San Luis Potosí |publisher=Weatherbase |year=2011 Retrieved on November 24, 2011. |date=November 2011

The climate of Tamasopo is classified as sub-tropical Cwa (Koppen) or Cwal (Trewartha).

History

Tamasopo is located in the Huasteca region, named after the indigenous people of the area. Indigenous people number 4,461 people in the municipality of whom 2,950 speak an indigenous language. The indigenous population belongs mostly to two groups: the Huastecas who traditionally lived in the southern portion of the municipality and the Pame who lived in the northern part of the municipality.

References

References

  1. SEDESOL, http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/zap/datGenerales.aspx?entra=nacion&ent=24&mun=036, accessed 4 Apr 2013
  2. Google Earth
  3. "Waterfalls of the Huasteca"http://trans-americas.com/blog/2010/04/huasteca-waterfalls/, accessed 7 Apr 2013
  4. Conaway, William J. ''Driving Adventures in the Mexican Huasteca'' William J. Conaway, 1995
  5. "Tamasopo" http://www.en.nuestro-mexico.com/San-Luis-Potosi/Tamasopo/, accessed 4 Apr 2013
  6. "E-Local -San Luis Potos?".

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