This route shows two of the main Magical Towns of the state: Chiapa de Corzo, with its many historical monuments, sites of interest and artisan wealth, and San Cristóbal de las Casas, the old Ciudad Real de Chiapa, considered one of the most romantic cities of the world due to its colonial image, its architectural treasures and the warmth of its people.
Chiapa de Corzo and San Cristóbal de Las Casas are the two Chiapas that give the state its name. The route includes Tuxtla Gutiérrez, as a meeting point and on this extraordinary route you will visit the wonderful zoo and the Sumidero Canyon National Park, one of the most spectacular landscapes in the country.
The plural name of Chiapas alludes to the duality of Chiapa de los Indios, where the Spanish arrived in 1528, and the Ciudad Real de Chiapa or Chiapa de los Españoles, founded by the conquerors that same year.
Visiting both Chiapa de Corzo and San Cristóbal de Las Casas, together with the landscape of the Sumidero Canyon that gave them their identity through the shield of arms, is to delve not only into the most endearing geography of the state and a vast cultural legacy, but in the history and the very soul of Chiapas.
January 8 to 23
Chiapa de Corzo Fiesta Grande
Place: Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas
March 1 to 31
Coiteco Carnival
Place: Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Chiapas
March 1 to April 10
Sumidero Canyon International Swimming Marathon
Place: Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
June 8 to 14
Corpus Christi
Place: Suchiapa, Chiapas
July 15 to 25
Feast of San Cristóbal Mártir
Place: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
August 16 to 25
San Roque Fair
Place: Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
October 1 to 31
Descent of the Virgencitas de Copoya
Place: Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
December 12
Celebration to the Virgin of Guadalupe
Place: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
Chiapas is surprising for its biodiversity, but it is also surprising for its natural resources, as well as for the tourist possibilities found in its great rivers, various lakes, majestic mountains and a multitude of channels and estuaries on the coast, with their own characteristics that form an intricate network of possibilities where plant and animal life have found propitious environments for each form of life represented in Chiapas.
This part of the state is framed by natural areas considered sacred by the inhabitants of the towns of the highlands of Chiapas and the zoques of the central plain of Chiapas, which make it an area extremely rich in natural resources and habitat for species of unique flora and fauna.
Mesoamerica was made up of different ethnic groups throughout a vast territory; communities of different origins to which their worldview, rituals, the vital cultivation of corn and their agricultural cycles were closely linked.
The first settlers in Chiapas ordered time, space and transcended throughout the centuries as the material and symbolic representation of an imposing presence, strength and solidity that raised their stones to the sky.
No traveler is known who has not returned from Chiapas enchanted by the incredible beauty of its landscapes, superb colonial cities, majestic archaeological sites, by the creativity of its people embodied in their popular art. Its richness and variety are instantly presented, the present and the past merge and blend in the visitor's experiences.
The tourist or scholar traveler, they promise to return, aware of how much remains to be seen.
Chiapas crafts are the product of the sensitivity, dedication and talent of women and men who, within the cultural plurality, reflect their emotion towards life and the search for beauty.
In the Two Chiapas, there are dishes and drinks that project Chiapas. such as the cochito and the comida grande, the bread soup or the asado coleto, the variety of tamales and sweets, without leaving aside delicacies such as chipilín con bolita or tuxtlecas snacks. There are also the Delicious pozol and the tascalate and all the livestock products. Eating in both Chiapas is immersing yourself in centuries of history and flavor.
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