Isthmus of Tehuantepec

Local nameIsthmus of Tehuantepec
LocationVeracruz, México

The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is an isthmus in Mexico. It represents the shortest distance between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. Before the opening of the Panama Canal, it was a major overland transport route known simply as the Tehuantepec Route. The name is taken from the town of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec in the state of Oaxaca; this was derived from the Nahuatl term Tēcuāntepēc.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isthmus_of_Tehuantepec

Address 96997, Mexico

Coordinates 17°11'0.894" N -94°35'25.927" E

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