Lenchan
Lenchan sits inland in highland in Eastern Puaxaca. It is a modest provincial town serving the surrounding countryside. Work here is dominated by mining.
City record
Population
249K
Founded
1894
Region
Eastern Puaxaca
Economy
Mining
Known for
its terraced streets
Setting
highland
Inside the city
districts- The Foundries
industrial blocks that grew with the railway
- Riverside
warehouses converted into workshops and housing
- Old Quarter
the original walled settlement, now mostly civic offices
Location
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Context
Eastern Puaxaca is mostly mountain range opening onto the sea. Local production centres on energy, minerals, coal, iron.
Country