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Isthmus of Tehuantepec
The
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
is an
isthmus
in
Mexico
. It represents the shortest distance between the
Gulf of Mexico
and the
Pacific Ocean
. Prior to the opening of the
Panama Canal
, it was a major shipping 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
tecuani-tepec
("
jaguar hill
").
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