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Chiapas (Spanish: [ˈtʃjapas]; Tzotzil and Tzeltal: Chyapas ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 124 municipalities and its capital and largest city is Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Other important population centers in Chiapas include Ocosingo, Tapachula, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Comitán, and Arriaga. Chiapas is the southernmost state in Mexico, and it borders…

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Palenque
El Jaboncillo
Palenque (Spanish: [pa'leŋke]; Yucatec Maya: ), also anciently known in the Itza Language as Lakamhaʼ ("Big Water or Big Waters"), was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that perished in the 8th century. The Palenque ruins date from ca. 226 BC to ca. 799 AD. After its decline, it was overgrown by the jungle of cedar, mahogany, and sapodilla trees, but has since been excavated and restored. It is located near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas, about 130 km (81 mi) south of C…
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Sumidero Canyon
Sumidero Canyon
Don Ventura
Sumidero Canyon (Spanish: Cañón del Sumidero) is a deep natural canyon located just north of the city of Chiapa de Corzo in the state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. The canyon's creation began around the same time as the Grand Canyon in the U.S. state of Arizona, by a crack in the area's crust and subsequent erosion by the Grijalva River, which still runs through it. Sumidero Canyon has vertical walls which reach as high as , with the river turning up to 90 degrees during the length of the nar…
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Lagunas de Montebello National Park
Lagunas de Montebello Na…
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Lagunas de Montebello, or Montebello Lakes, (Spanish: Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello) is a national park in the Mexican state of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala, comprising 59 multi-colored lakes in a pine forest and two Maya ruins. It was the first national park in Chiapas when created in 1959, and in 2009 the park was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. Location The Lagunas de Montebello National Park is in the municipalities of La Trinitaria and La Independencia in southe…
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Bonampak
Bonampak
Lacanjá
Bonampak (known anciently as Ak'e or, in its immediate area as Usiij Witz, 'Vulture Hill') is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The site is approximately south of the larger site of the people Yaxchilan, under which Bonampak was a dependency, and the border with Guatemala. While the site is not overly spatial or abundant in architectural size, it is well known for the murals located within the three roomed Structure 1 (The Temple of the Murals). The construct…
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Temple of the Inscriptions
Temple of the Inscriptio…
El Jaboncillo
The Temple of the Inscriptions (Classic Maya: Bʼolon Yej Teʼ Naah () "House of the Nine Sharpened Spears") is the largest Mesoamerican stepped pyramid structure at the pre-Columbian Maya civilization site of Palenque, located in the modern-day state of Chiapas, Mexico. The structure was specifically built as the funerary monument for K'inich Janaab' Pakal, ajaw or ruler of Palenque in the 7th century, whose reign over the polity lasted almost 70 years. Construction of this monument commenced in …
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Woman and man in the street; Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico
Woman and man in the str…
Tonina (or Toniná in Spanish orthography) is a pre-Columbian archaeological site and ruined city of the Maya civilization located in what is now the Mexican state of Chiapas, some 13 km (8.1 mi) east of the town of Ocosingo. The site is medium to large, with groups of temple-pyramids set on terraces rising some above a plaza, a large court for playing the Mesoamerican ballgame, and over 100 carved monuments, most dating from the 6th century through the 9th centuries AD, during the Classic perio…
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The Chicoasén Dam (officially known as ) is an embankment dam and hydroelectric power station on the Grijalva River near Chicoasén in Chiapas, Mexico. The dam's power plant, officially named for Manuel Moreno Torres, contains 5 x 300 MW, 3 x 310 MW Francis turbine-generators. Torres was Comisión Federal de Electricidad's (the dam's owner) Director General in the later 1950s. The original generators were first operational in 1980 while the 310 MW units were ordered in 2000 and operational by 20…
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Malpaso Dam
Malpaso Dam
Cacahuana
The Malpaso Dam, officially known as the Nezahualcóyotl Dam, is located in the Centro region of Chiapas, Mexico near the border with Tabasco and Veracruz. It was the first of several major dams built on the Grijalva River to generate hydroelectric energy and has the second largest reservoir in Mexico, after the Belisario Dominguez Dam. Construction of the dam occurred in the 1960s and flooded not only the riverbed but also hectares of rainforest and farmland, various towns and villages and arch…
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Chinkultic, sometimes Chincultic, is a moderate-size archeological ruin in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. It is part of the Lagunas de Montebello National Park. This pre-Columbian city belongs to the ancient Maya civilization. The city flourished in the Maya Classic Era, from about the 3rd through the 9th century. Most of the sculptures were produced in the last 300 years of this era, with hieroglyphic inscriptions dating from 591 to 897. Post-Classic-Era occupation of the site continued until …
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Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport
Ángel Albino Corzo Inter…
Galeno Nacia
Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo), also known as Tuxtla Gutierrez International Airport, is an international airport serving the Mexican municipality of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas. It handles air traffic for the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez and central Chiapas, including the popular tourist destination of San Cristóbal de las Casas. It was inaugurated by President Vicente Fox and by the State's Governor Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía on June 27…
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The Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna is a football stadium located in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, México. This facility has a capacity of 29,001 seats and was built in 2003. This sport facility is used mostly for football matches and is currently the home stadium for Cafetaleros de Chiapas. It also hosted shows as the final of La Academia Última Generación. History The capital city stadium was built in 1982 to accommodate 6000 spectators, however after 20 years officially became the venue for matches …
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Puerto Chiapas (3)
Puerto Chiapas (3)
Tapachula International Airport , Aeropuerto Internacional de Tapachula, is an international airport located at Tapachula, Chiapas, is Mexico's southernmost airport. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Tapachula, Port of Chiapas and the Soconusco region. General Information The airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR). In 2021, the airport handled 424,249 passengers, and in 2022 it handled 503,254 passengers. Airlines and destinations Statistic…
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Palenque International Airport is an international airport located in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Palenque. It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario de Chiapas, a government-owned corporation. As of Oct 2022,I am unable to find any Mexico city to Palenque flights offered.? The airport was officially inaugurated on March 13, 2014. On that date, Interjet started bi-weekly service to Mexico City; as a result, traffic increased to 18,14…
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Río Cuilco is a river in Guatemala. The river's sources are located in the Sierra Madre just north of Cajolá where it is called Río Blanco. The Río Blanco joins the Las Manzanas River which in turn joins the San Isidro River to form the Cuilco river. The Cuilco follows its largely northward course through San Marcos, and Huehuetenango, crossing the border with Mexico at (15°26' -92°6'), continuing its course northwards into the Presa de La Angostura, one of Mexico's largest artificial lakes. Th…
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Mural, San Cristóbal de las Casas
Mural, San Cristóbal de …
San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Nacional de San Cristóbal de las Casas) formerly was an airport located from the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. It was operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (English: Airports and Auxiliary Services), a corporation of the federal government. It was also known as Corazón de María Airport. The airport covered an area of and had a long runway, making it suitable for landing Boeing 737 …
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Madre joven e hijos - Young mother and children, cerca de Crucero Piñal, Chiapas, Mexico
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Sumidero Canyon
Sumidero Canyon
Don Ventura
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Parade für EZLN und CNI-Deligierte
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Catedral de San Marcos
Catedral de San Marcos
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Palenque
Palenque
El Jaboncillo
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Mexiko - Im Zoo von Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Mexiko - Im Zoo von Tuxt…
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