Sierra de las Cacachilas explained

Sierra de las Cacachilas
Photo Size:400px
Country:Mexico
State:Baja California Sur
Region Type:Municipality
Region:La Paz Municipality
Highest:Cerro del Puerto
Elevation M:1260
Coordinates:24.114°N -110.171°W
Map:Mexico Baja California Sur

The Sierra de las Cacachilas is a mountain range of eastern Baja California Sur state, located on the southern Baja California Peninsula in northwestern Mexico.

It is a mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges System, which extends 1500km (900miles) from Southern California, through the Baja California Peninsula in Baja California and Baja California Sur states.

Geography

The Sierra de las Cacahilas lie just east of La Paz near the Pichilingue Peninsula on the Sea of Cortez side of the southeastern Baja California Peninsula. Prominent hills include Cerro del Puerto, in elevation, and Cerro de las Cienaga.[1]

Natural history

Much of the flora and fauna found in the Sierra de las Cacahilas are considered endemic to the region, and a binational research team identified several species in 2013 that had only been found in the Sierra de la Laguna, to the south,[2] and discovered a new species of spider, later named Califorctenus cacachilensis.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Landscape, Raw Material, and Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Area of La Paz, Baja California Sur . Fujita, Harumi . Munoz, Karim Bulhusen . 2014 . SCA Proceedings . 28 . 117–134 . 7 April 2017.
  2. News: Discovering the secrets of Baja . Brennan, Deborah Sullivan . 26 January 2014 . San Diego Union-Tribune . 7 April 2017.
  3. News: Saucer-sized spider discovered in Baja cave . Brennan, Deborah Sullivan . 4 April 2017 . San Diego Union-Tribune . 7 April 2017.