
Northeast
Sierra de Tamaulipas Protected Area: Geography, Karst Terrain, and Sky Island Ecosystems
Mapping the natural features of a remote Mexican mountain massif.
The Sierra de Tamaulipas offers a unique study in vertical geography and isolated ecosystems. Rising dramatically above the plains of Tamaulipas, this protected area features a complex mosaic of tropical deciduous forests and pine-oak summits. The range also hosts notable karst features, including the world's deepest water-filled sinkhole, El Zacatón, set within a landscape of immense historical and biological value.
- Area
- 3,339 km²
- Established
- 2016
- Relief
- Mountain
- Climate
- Subtropical






