From the coast of the pacific one up to his rural and steep saws, spending imposing canyons, bottomless forests, volcanoes, plains and earth to seed; Chiapas reflects an image of nobility, of virtuosity, a multiplicity of sceneries and destinations, which distinguish it as the wonderful, only and outstanding State in the multicolored mosaic of the Mexican ground.

His tourist natural attractions are majestic and diverse: from notable traces of the Mayan world up to impressive sceneries, lakes and waterfalls. Chiapas is a very beautiful postcard from any side that looks at him for him.  

The name of Chiapas comes from the word "Chiapan" or "Tepechiapan", form in which there was designated the ancient population indigenous to the chiapanecas, and whose meaning is " Hill of the Chia " or " It waters down under the Hill ". On having founded two cities in the region, Chiapa of the Indians and Chiapa of the Spanish, the conquerors adopted for both the name of Province of the Chiapas. But his history is even more ancient.

The most spectacular sceneries of this side of the world. Magnificent waterfalls, lakes of varied tonalities and deep rivers, they adorn the field. Also it is said that this state has the concentration of species of animals more high place of North America, many of which can be seen in the zoo of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

Principal industries of Chiapas are the mining and the agriculture. The coffee, the banana and the coconut are the products that more are harvested in the fertile flatness of Fine chocolate. The corn also is cultivated almost everywhere. The hydroelectricity is a big source of income in Chiapas. Some gigantic detainees make use of the potency of the River "Grijalva", which flows in the center of the state.

Recently, the industry of the tourism has received force. Some of the most impressive archaeological places of the Mayan world are in Chiapas what has turned it into a priority place I give birth the people who travels round the Mayan world.

Capital: Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Extension: 73,887 km²;

Limits:

Located in the Mexican southeast, Chiapas has on the south and west the border with Guatemala and to the north to the state of Tabasco. On the west it does border with two states: Veracruz and Oaxaca.

Latitude:

• North 17°59 '
• South 14°32 '
• East 90°22 '
• West 94°14 '.

Inhabitants (1998): 3,928625.

Indigenous languages: According to information of the INEGI corresponding to the year 1995, 768,720 persons with five years or more speak some indigenous language in this state.

Climate:

In the entity they predominate over the tropical humid climates and sub-humid with average temperatures between 20°C and 20°C .

Network highway: 18,197.73 km .

Holidays:

The Fair Chiapas in Tuxtla Gutiérrez it is celebrated from December 2nd until December 14th in honor to the Virgin of Guadalupe. The program includes an agricultural, cattle, industrial, commercial, handmade and cultural exhibition. Also the queen's election, popular dances are realized, national and international artists present themselves, allegorical cars parade, there do horse racings, fights of roosters, auctions of dairy cattle, mechanical games are placed and they sell antojitos regional. In January it is realized the Regional Fair in Chiapa of Roebuck, in February the Carnival of the Chamulas, in March the Regional Fair of the Spring and of the Peace and in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 1st and 2nd November, the Holiday of All Saints.

Culture:

His artistic declarations are varied. They emphasize the pottery and the textiles. His music is formed for zapeados, you go and sones interpreted with marimba. There are also important the dances of mache or monkeys, and of Moors and the ritual indigenous music in the region of The High places.

Gastronomy:

The saucers most representative of the entity are: the soup of holiday, the baked cochinito and the chipilín with little boll, which is delightful when he accompanies to the tamals. In the zone of the coast all kinds of saucers abounds with base in caught and seafood, as the case of the salmagundi of fish, the sausage of grouper, smooth smoked and the broth shuti. His traditional kitchen also includes the red meats, since it is the case of the armadillo in mass, the deer and the meat of dry animal in pulque, although definitively the best saucer is the tamal chiapaneco. In St Kitts of the Houses they emphasize the saucers of Spanish influence, such as the sausage, the cured ham and the Catalan sausage, in addition to crystallized sweets, cocadas, cajetas and pressed peaches.

GEOGRAPHICAL PLACE

Tips of Trip:

• FOOD: it is suitable to know that in Chiapas, 3 meals get accustomed: a breakfast ( 8 to 9 of the morning), a meal (of 14 to 16 hours), and a dinner (of 19 to 21 hours), here the strong meal is to the half of the day, the dinner is light.
• YOU GIVE: In Chiapas the tips it is not included in all the of restaurants and other establishments. This tip, as well as his total, is voluntary although one accustoms to give to the waiter 10 % of the amount.
• CREDIT CARDS: in general the cards most accepted in Chiapas are: Visa, Master Card, American Express; the traveler's checks can be changed by facility into the business establishments of the state.
• MEDICAL PREVENTION: If you visit archaeological places or places of interest, it is advisable to take with it the repellent one, since in diverse parts of the state there are mosquitoes.

Schedules of visit for some places of interest:

• MUSEUMS: generally the public museums remain opened from Tuesday until Sunday of 10:00 to 17:00 hours with the exception of Monday that remain closed by maintenance. The private museums remain opened every day of 10:00 to 17:00 hours.
• ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONES: Toniná, Chinkultik, Izapa, Bonampak remain opened from Tuesday until Sunday of 9:00 to 17:00 hours. Wooden palisade, Yaxchilán and Tenam Puente, every day with the same previous schedule.
• NATURE RESERVES: All the Nature reserves, they remain opened 24 hours of the day with the exception of the Lookouts of the Cannon of the Drain that his schedule of visit is of 9:00 to 17:00 hours, for the trip in longboat they are in service of 8:00 at 17:00 hours every day.