PLACES OF INTEREST:
In
the city:
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MUSEUMS |
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Regional Museum: |
Unique pieces of the Maya culture and other civilizations that
inhabited the region. |
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Ethnographic Museum:
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Presentation of the different ethnic groups existing in
Chiapas. |
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La Casa de las Artesanías (House of
Handycrafts): |
Exhibition and sale of the different crafts manufactured in the
area. |
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PARKS |
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Zoological Park: |
The region's fauna, animals in their natural habitat.
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Botanical Gardens: |
The typical flora of the zone, medicinal plants and the different
types of precious woods. |
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La Marimba Park: |
Gardens, rest areas and the traditional Marimba music live. |
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Morelos Park: |
Children's playground, skating ring, train surrounding the park and
food sites. |
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Joyyo Mayu Park: |
Green area with ponds, wild birds, fountains and coffee shop.
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Oriente Park: |
Garden walks, fountain with wild birds, swimming pool, library,
children's playground, sports grounds and coffee shop. |
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Madero Park: |
"Centro de Convivencia Infantil" ("Children's Get Together Center")
with mechanical games, integrated games and a play train; open air
theater, library and didactic games about prehistory / colonization
/ independence; pony rental / children's motocycles / bycicles
/ trycicles; food shops and sale of "antojitos". |
Caña Hueca
Recreational
Center: |
Green areas, eating area, children's playground, sports grounds,
exercise grounds and coffee shop. |
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OTHER ATTRACTIONS |
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Cathedral of San Marcos: |
The main church in the city with a 40 bell carillon and the figures of
the apostols parading every hour. |
Jaime Sabines
Cultural
Center: |
A modern style building which holds the General Files of the State of
Chiapas as well as a library, a coffee shop and an area for
exhibitions. |
Emilio Rabasa
City Theater:
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A place with capacity for 300 people for cultural, musical, artistic,
handicrafts, political and social events. |
Poliformum Chiapas
Complex:
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A space for the presentation of all types of shows, with an auditorium
for 3.900 people, basketball and football courts, circus area, stage,
convention rooms for events and cafeteria. |
Coyatoc
Handicrafts Hall:
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Every Sunday, artisans sell their handicrafts themselves; free
workshops for the general public |
Daytrips and excursions in the zone:
- Berreozabal
with its ponds (12 km from Tuxtla
Gutiérrez)
- San Cristóbal de Las Casas
located in a high
mountain valley, with the cathedral, the former convent of
Santo Domingo, the Grottos of San Cristóbal.
- Tecpatán
(93 km from Tuxtla Gutiérrez), ancient
center of the zoque civilization, the great temple and former
convent of Santo Domingo.
- Ocosingo
with its Bonampak, Yaxchilán and Toniná
archeological areas; the Agua Azul Cascades; the Escudo
Jaguar, Las Guacamayas and Agua Clara "Contact with Nature
Tourist Centers"; the Montes Azules "Biosphere Reservation".
- Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez
with the Soconusco
Archeological Museum and the Izapa archeological zone.
- Chiapa de Corzo
(18 km from Tuxtla Gutiérrez) with a
possible boat ride along Grijalva River.
- Sumidero Canyon
with its 5 viewpoints, accessible by
land or river, and Chorreadero, a place of extraordinary
natural beauty with natural swimming pools.
- Ocozocoautla de Espinosa
(26 km from Tuxtla
Gutiérrez) with the Sima de las Cotorras, the La
Venta river and canyon, Laguna Bélgica Educational Park and
the El Aguacero Cascade.
- Comitán de Domínguez
with the Regional Archeological
Museum and the Tenam Puente archeological site.
- Palenque
with its archeological zone and "Museo de
Sitio".
- La Trinitaria
with the Parador Santa María Museum,
the Chincultic archeological zone, the Lagunas de Montebello
National Park and the Colón Lakes.
- Tonala
with Puerto Arista (the main resort in the
State of Chiapas), Boca del Cielo and Velo de Novia.
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