The Huasteca Region is a broad, flat plain east of the Sierra Madre Mountains. It is located in the northeastern corner of Mexico, with the Gulf of Mexico along the east coast.
The Huasteca Region is mostly flat scrub, semi-arid region east of the Sierra Madres with small patches of tropical dry forest where there is enough water. The forested areas tend to be converted to cropland when this region is populated. The temperatures tend to be hot during the day, but fall drastically after nightfall. Rainfall does not exceed 10" inches annually.
Cactus, yucca, agave, and mesquite are common throughout the semi-arid desert of this region with pine and oak in the forested regions. Coyote, scorpions, and many varieties of iguanas, rattlesnakes, turtles, and other lizards are common. A variety of fish species can be found along the gulf coast.
