The Tehuacan-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve (TCBR) is one of the most unique natural areas of Mexico, due to its biological, geological, cultural and historic reachness.

With an area of 490,186 hectares, located in the states of Oaxaca and Puebla, it is a Protected Natural Area (PNA) declared as such by decree of the head of the Federal Executive Branch on September 18, 1998, with the purpose of protecting the biodiversity of the región, as well as foster processes tha allow the sustainable development of the communities settled there.

The reserve includes 51 municipalities, and is delimited in an area that covers two regions of the state of Oaxaca: Mixteca and Cañada, considering 3 disctrits and 5 destinations. It houses beautiful landscapes with a unique flora wealth, and fauna that can only be found in this área.

In the agency of San Pedro Nodón, belonging to San Juan Bautista Cuicatlán there is a prehispanic pantheon. The tour of the trails and the town itself is a great experience. Nodón is an intermediate point between San Pedro Jocotipac and Santa María Ixcatlán, a site of religious importance where the Lord of Three Falls is venerated, that motivates a large influx of visitors every year. is venerated. Palm handicrafts are also made in these towns. In San José del Chilar you can take interesting nature tours along shady trails, and admire the military macaws (Ara militaris) that inhabit the area.

In San Juan Bautista Cuicatlán you can visit a small cave with cave paintings and other archaeological remains in the towns of the Iglesia Vieja and Cuicatlán Viejo. These points can be connected with others that are already known for their tourist activity, such as the archaeological ruins of Quiotepec, the pre-Hispanic tomb of San Pedro Jaltepetongo, the Guacamaya sanctuary in Santa María Tecomavaca, and the Cueva del Cheve in Concepcion Pápalo.

Huautla, Magic Town, has attractions such as waterfalls, wooded landscapes, delicios gastronomy, The San Agustín Basement (one of the deepest caverns in the world), and the great cultural legacy of the chamana María Sabina on healing with mushrooms and herbs.