San Martín Huamelulpan

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footnotes = San Martín Huamelulpan is a town in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, but it is better known simply as Huamelulpan. It is located just off Federal Highway 190.cite journal |last= Quintanar Hinojosa |first=Beatriz |year=2007 |month= August |title=De la Mixteca a la costa |journal=Guía México Desconocido: Oaxaca |volume= 137 |pages=83 |url= www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx ] It is a small community of only 250 people whose main occupation is subsistence farming and fruit orchards. It is 2,218 meters above sea level with a temperate to cold climate and surrounded by pine trees.cite web |url=http://oaxaca-travel.com/guide/ecotourism.php?getdoc=true&lang=es&doc=home&section=ecotourism&atractivo=06.01.03.02 |title=Guía Turística de Oaxaca |accessdate=2008-02-24 |format= |work= ]

The town promotes ecotourism, especially hiking and horseback riding. About a half a kilometer from the town is located a notable archeological site. This place used to be an important city during thePre-classic and Classic periods of Mesoamerica. Still visible are terraced fields, plazas, ball fields, tombs and residential areas.

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