The state of Oaxaca is located southeast of Mexico, bordered to the north by the states of Veracruz and Puebla, east of Chiapas, Guerrero and to the west by the Pacific Ocean to the south. The name comes from the Nahuatl Huayacac ??Oaxaca, whose roots are Huaxin (gourd) and Yacalt (top or nose tip or principle, translated as the nose or tip of the gourds). The city of Oaxaca was elevated to city status by Charles V in 1532. Currently a population of 244.727 inhabitants live statewide 3'224, 270 people. Its land area is 95.364 km2., Which corresponds to 4.85% of the Mexican Republic. Its population is more than 3 million inhabitants. Its height above sea level is 1,550 MTS. The annual average temperature is 29.3 ° C (maximum) and 12.5 ° C (minimum). It has a varied climate due to the ruggedness of its terrain, is hot dry Pacific coastal region, hot wet in the Pacific coast and the variants of the Sierra Madre, tempered in the rest of the state and cold at altitude locations more than 2,000 meters. above the sea level. The city of Oaxaca de Juarez, the state capital, is located in the center of the corresponding area in the downtown district, between parallels 15 ° 42 'and 18 ° 22' north latitude and 3 ° 42 'and 16 ° 14 'longitude east of Mexico. In the waters of the dam, you can practice all water sports, considered as the most important sport fishing, such as the largemouth bass that takes place in Yosocuta Dam; Papaloapan Nautical Race crossing the Cerro de Oro Dam and Miguel Aleman to reach Tuxtepec by riverbeds Tonto and Papaloapan. The boat rides through the curtain of the dams are attractive and fascinating, from which you can admire the beautiful landscape constituted by its abundant water from which arise multiple islets which are complemented by the lush high jungle.