deg. 39', long. 103 deg. 17', elev. 1600
m. A ranch about 7 hours by mule southwest of Coalcoman;
pine-oak forest.
Hondo (Puerto).--Lat. 19 deg. 25', long. 100 deg. 13', elev. 2750 m.
A pass in the mountains, 14 kilometers by road east of
Zitacuaro (just west of Macho de Agua); pine, oak, and fir
forest.
Huancana (La).--Lat. 18 deg. 58', long. 101 deg. 50', elev. 550 m. A
village in the Balsas Basin; arid tropical scrub forest.
Huahua (La).--Lat. 18 deg. 12', long. 103 deg. 00', sea level. A
small village on the Pacific coast; arid tropical scrub
forest and gallery forest along the Arroyo de Huahua.
Huetamo.--Lat. 18 deg. 38', long. 100 deg. 53', elev. 300 m. A town
in the Balsas Valley; arid tropical scrub forest.
Huingo.--Lat. 19 deg. 55', long. 100 deg. 50', elev. 1800 m. A
village on the eastern edge of the Lago de Cuitzeo lakebed;
mesquite-grassland.
Jacona.--Lat. 19 deg. 57', long. 102 deg. 18', elev. 1600 m. A small
town, 4.3 kilometers by road southwest of Zamora;
mesquite-grassland.
Jaramillo.--Lat. 19 deg. 20', long. 102 deg. 02', elev. 1500 m. A
ranch 9 kilometers by road south of Uruapan; pine-oak
forest.
Jazmin.--Lat. 18 deg. 52', long. 101 deg. 58', elev. 275 m. A
village in the Tepalcatepec Valley, 32 kilometers by road
southeast of Cuatro Caminos; open arid tropical scrub
forest.
Jerahuaro.--Lat. 19 deg. 52', long. 100 deg. 35', elev. 2600 m. A
town in the northern part of the state and located east of
Lago de Cuitzeo; pine-oak forest.
Jiquilpan.--Lat. 19 deg. 59', long. 102 deg. 43', elev. 1570 m. A
town just southeast of Lago de Chapala; mesquite-grassland.
Jorullo (Volcan).--Lat 19 deg. 00', long. 101 deg. 45', elev. 1300
m. (crest). A cinder and lava cone rising from the foothills
of the Cordillera Volcanica; arid tropical scrub forest on
lower slopes and pine-oak forest on top.
Jungapeo.--Lat. 19 deg. 26', long. 100 deg. 29', elev. 1430 m. A
village in the valley of the Rio Tuxpan, about 13 kilometers
south of Tuxpan on the southern slopes of the Mexican
Plateau; tropical semi-deciduous forest and pine-oak forest.
Lengua de Vaca (Puerto de).--Lat. 19 deg. 26', long. 100 deg. 13',
elev. 2900 m. A pass in the mountains at the
Michoacan-Mexico border through which
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