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  2. Chiapas - Wikipedia

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    Chiapas is the southernmost state in Mexico, and it borders the states of Oaxaca to the west, Veracruz to the northwest, and Tabasco to the north, [10] and the Petén, Quiché, Huehuetenango, and San Marcos departments of Guatemala to the east and southeast. Chiapas has a significant coastline on the Pacific Ocean to the southwest.

  3. San Cristóbal de las Casas - Wikipedia

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    San Cristóbal de las Casas (Spanish: [saŋkɾisˈtoβal de las ˈkasas] ⓘ), also known by its native Tzotzil name, Jovel (pronounced [xɤ̞ˈve̞l]), is a town and municipality located in the Central Highlands region of the Mexican state of Chiapas. It was the capital of the state until 1892, and is still considered the cultural capital of ...

  4. Municipalities of Chiapas - Wikipedia

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    Map of Mexico with Chiapas highlighted. Chiapas is a state in Southeast Mexico.According to the 2020 Mexican census, it has the eighth largest population of all states with 5,543,828 inhabitants and the 10th largest by land area spanning 73,560.47 square kilometres (28,401.86 sq mi).

  5. Tuxtla Gutiérrez - Wikipedia

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    Tuxtla, along with the state of Chiapas, became part of Mexico by popular vote on September 14, 1824. Tuxtla was officially renamed as Tuxtla Gutiérrez on May 31, 1848 by governor Fernando Nicolás Maldonado to honor Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez, a former governor of Chiapas that promoted the state's annexation to Mexico. [6]

  6. Tapachula - Wikipedia

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    It was declared the provisional capital of Chiapas by forces loyal to Victoriano Huerta in 1924. [10] [12] The first air route to the city was established in 1929, connecting it with Tuxtla Gutiérrez and Mexico City. [10] Tapachula became a diocese separate from Chiapas in 1957 covering the entire Chiapas coast area. [9]

  7. Chamula - Wikipedia

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    Chamula is located in the Chiapas highlands, at an altitude of 2,200 meters (7,200 feet). It is inhabited by the indigenous Tzotzil Maya people, whose Tzotzil language is one of the Mayan languages. The town enjoys unique autonomous status within Mexico. No outside police or military are allowed in the village. Chamulas have their own police force.

  8. Chiapas conflict - Wikipedia

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    On 1 January 1994, the EZLN began their military insurrection in the southernmost province of Mexico, Chiapas, in the name of the rights of oppressed indigenous peoples and democracy; this was the same date on which the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect. [22]

  9. Palenque, Chiapas - Wikipedia

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    Palenque is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. The city was named almost 200 years before the nearby Mayan ruins were discovered in the 18th century. The area has a significant indigenous population, mostly of the Ch'ol people, a Mayan descendant. The city is the only urban area in a municipality of over ...