An elegant town of about 70,000, Chiapa De Corzo overlooks the Río Grijalva. As it’s barely twenty minutes east from Tuxtla, it makes a scenic alternative to the big city, though it’s best known as the starting point for boat rides through the Cañón del Sumidero, and is quite a tourist scene during Mexican holiday times. The first Spanish city in Chiapas, it was officially founded in 1528, though it had already been an important centre in pre-Classic times. A stele found here bears the oldest Long Count date, corresponding to December 7, 36 BC, yet discovered.
Just 14 kilometers from Tuxtla Gutierrez Chiapas capital and 62 kilometers from San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapa de Corso, home to a popular celebration that for generations has represented perfectly the charm that distinguishes this part of Chiapas. Also Chiapa de Corso is the entry point to explore the Canon del Sumidero, magnificent natural wonder of Mexico. The foundation of Chiapa de Corzo dates back to 1528, when the Spanish captain Diego de Mazariegos he formed, under the name of Villa Real de Chapa. It was easy to find it, because of its proximity to dense ceiba called The Pochota, the latter is located on the right bank of the Rio Grande de Chiapa. In 1552 this community became directly dependent of the Crown and therefore received changed its name to People of the Royal Crown of Chiapa de Indios. In 1562, have potable drinking water, it was built in place a named source popularly as La Pila, thanks to an initiative of the Dominican friar Rodrigo de León. Nowadays, this source remains the most famous monument of Chiapa de Corso. The latter name was assigned to the already declared a city (since 1851), by Miguel Utrilla, as a tribute to liberal Angel Albino Corzo. That was how Chiapa de Corzo, of our time had come.
The famous tour of the "chuntaes" ends around 2 am in the same place where it started, where it organizes for participants, a meal of tamales and drinks of Chiapas. Then they turn to dance at night ranging from 14 until January 23 to give the announcement of the arrival of the so-called "parachicos" are local people, dressed in colorful ponchos, rattles and wooden masks. Festivities 8th January 23: Festival of the City of Chiapa de Corzo that begins with the announcement of the Chuntas (men dressed as women in colorful costumes with long skirts and scarves embroidered on the head and they adorned baskets shirts).August 17: Barrio de San Jacinto: San Jacinto Parties. Celebrations Lord of Calvary. The commemoration of the glorious battle of 1863.
In the municipality various embroideries and wooden items such as musical instruments and toys are made. Gastronomy Vegetable Tamale, Tamale Chipilín, Ball Tamale, Tamale Anise Bread soup, broth Caracol (Shuty), Rice Soup, Pork Rice, Chiapas Mole, Chicken Stew, Beef Stew, Chiles Rellenos in Recado, Chanfaina, chirmol, Chipilín with Sharik, Cochito Baking, Pepita with Tasajo.Sweet. There in Chiapa de Corzo a variety of sweets, among which are the following: The nuegado, marshmallow, sweet coyol, pucsinú, breaded, bologna, sweet nugget, suede, squash, cazueleja sighs and corn. The Pickles (in Chiapa de Corzo said CURTIDOS) consist of deposit fruits such as cauliflower, nance, quince or peach, adding rum (comiteco) and honey brown sugar, fruit by soaking with brandy a special flavor to the fruit is obtained, this is how the spirit becomes sweet wine. Drinks. Pozol cocoa and Tazcalate. Activities in Chiapa de Corzo: Some good recommendations for additional attractions in Chiapa de Corzo, refer to ecotourism. For example, you can know the rivers Grande de Chiapa or Grijalva and its tributaries Santo Domingo, El Chiquito, Majular, Nandaburé and Nandalumi. Other attractions of its kind in Chiapa de Corzo and its vicinity are. Waterfall Christmas tree, and the spectacular Canyon.
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The first thing you should know about this excellent place is the aforementioned fountain stack trace of great historical significance and a true icon Chiapa de Corzo. You can visit several excellent viewpoints that are located in the Chiapas community and we offer spectacular views of the Canon del Sumidero (Canyon Sink).
The viewpoints. The Coyote, El Roblar, The Tepehuaje and Los Chiapa Now is the time to comment on the Temple of Santo Domingo, center of a festival that takes place from 8 to 23 January, as a San Sebastian commemorate the martyr. The festivities begin on the stroke of nine in the evening of the first day, when several locals dressed as "chuntaes" women come to take a tour of the various temples in the region. The characters involved in this festival represent the servants of Dona Maria de Angulo, legendary benefactor of the city and which circulates an ancient legend.
During your visit to Chiapa de Corzo, visit the Museum of lacquer, which is located in the former convent of Santo Domingo, right on the top of one of the cloisters are there. The museum includes one of the most important exhibitions in the country, about art that is grown in this area of the state of Chiapas.
Attractions of Chiapa de Corzo: Church of the Lord of Miracles: Accompanied by a ceiba presides over the square the neighborhood. Calvary Church: This is a seventeenth century building remodeled with neogothic forms early last century. Church of Santo Domingo: It is the best preserved example of Chiapas religious architecture of the sixteenth century, and its three naves, paneling, ribbed domes on the cruise and the presbytery, the model related to the Mudejar churches of Seville region of Spain. Former convent of Santo Domingo: Religious Joint built during the second half of the sixteenth century and is attributed address construction to the Dominican friars Pedro de Barrientos and Juan Alonso. Convent of the Dominicans. This religious complex was built during the second half of the sixteenth century and the direction of its construction is attributed to the Dominicans Pedro de Barrientos and Juan Alonso Temple San Sebastian: Located on the hill of San Gregorio. XVII century building whose existence indicates the economic and demographic importance of the city in colonial times. Church of San Gregorio: Located on the hill of the same name. It was declared in the battle of October 21, 1863, by Colonel Salvador Urbina "Fort Independence." Central Plaza: O Square Angel Albino Corzo Castillejos, in honor of the illustrious free native of this city. It is the Source Colonial, called by locals "stack" or "Bollard" also emphasizes the old Pochota (ancient tree symbol of respect, tradition and legend for Chiapacorceños). The Source Mudejar, known as The Battery: Built in the XVI century, meets elements of Islamic art; its dome is of Renaissance inspiration and structural elements of the Gothic. Regional Museum of Lacquer: The museum is located in the former convent of Santo Domingo in the top of one of the cloisters, and includes one of the best regional art exhibitions there, covering items such as gourds, trunks or masks. Barrio de San Jacinto: Place where parachicos masks and jicalpextles are made. It has its church of San Jacinto which dominates the square of the neighborhood. Malecón of Chiapa de Corzo: Here visitors will find a number of restaurants on the majestic Rio Grande de Chiapa (Rio Grijalva). You can also find several cooperatives that offer the service of boats for tours to the Canyon Sink or to nearby islands. Embarcadero Canyon Gully: Here you can rent a boat that will take you through the Canon del Sumidero to the dam of Chicoasén, one of the world's biggest Island Cahuaré: It is located on the river Grijalva in Chiapas. Waterfalls and caves of Chorreadero: Place of natural beauty where a stream emerges from a cave, rushing it is cascading from a height of 25 meters; to fall, the waterfall forms a series of natural pools. In this place you can go camping and hiking. The Cumbujuyú, hot springs: The Cumbujuyú is a very small water eye of 12 square meters, which flows the vital liquid. There is a very old building; native people of Narciso Mendoza said dating from the colonial era and have Maria de Angulo, an aristocratic woman ordered the construction after these waters managed to cure his son, .who suffered paralysis. Archaeological site of Chiapa de Corzo: It located in the vicinity of the modern city, 17 kilometers east of Tuxtla Gutierrez, in the state of Chiapas. It reached by Federal Highway 190 (Panamerican Highway).
The most striking feature of Chiapa de Corzo is the elaborate sixteenth-century Fuente Colonial, which dominates the central Plaza Ángel Albino Corzo. Built of brick in the Mudéjar style, in the shape of the Spanish crown, the fountain is one of the most impressive surviving early colonial monuments in Mexico. It has become a state symbol – you may recognize it from Chiapas licence plates. Just behind the fountain, the huge tree bursting from its confines is La Pochota, a national monument to the suffering of the indígenas under Spanish rule, said to have been standing here when the town was founded.
On the northwest side of the plaza, the Casa Museo Ángel Albino Corzo (daily 10am–2pm & 6–9pm) is the former residence of the national reformer for whom the town was named. Housing an interesting jumble of period furniture and historical artefacts, it features two cannon used in the so-called Pastry War against France in 1838. On the southern side of the plaza, portales house a series of reasonably priced handicraft stores, which continue south along 5 de Febrero towards the river and embarcadero. Behind the portales is the lovely Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán and ex-convent, with a tall nave and timbered ceiling. Forming part of the complex, behind the main entrance to the church, is the Centro Cultural (Tues–Sun 10am–5pm), an ambitious new project that is gradually converting the old convent into a series of tasteful galleries and art studios. Upstairs on the first floor, the Museo de Laca recounts the history of lacquer-making in Mexico, from pre-Hispanic times to the present, featuring various lacquered objects from gourds to pots and chests.
The viewpoints. The Coyote, El Roblar, The Tepehuaje and Los Chiapa Now is the time to comment on the Temple of Santo Domingo, center of a festival that takes place from 8 to 23 January, as a San Sebastian commemorate the martyr. The festivities begin on the stroke of nine in the evening of the first day, when several locals dressed as "chuntaes" women come to take a tour of the various temples in the region. The characters involved in this festival represent the servants of Dona Maria de Angulo, legendary benefactor of the city and which circulates an ancient legend.
During your visit to Chiapa de Corzo, visit the Museum of lacquer, which is located in the former convent of Santo Domingo, right on the top of one of the cloisters are there. The museum includes one of the most important exhibitions in the country, about art that is grown in this area of the state of Chiapas.
Attractions of Chiapa de Corzo: Church of the Lord of Miracles: Accompanied by a ceiba presides over the square the neighborhood. Calvary Church: This is a seventeenth century building remodeled with neogothic forms early last century. Church of Santo Domingo: It is the best preserved example of Chiapas religious architecture of the sixteenth century, and its three naves, paneling, ribbed domes on the cruise and the presbytery, the model related to the Mudejar churches of Seville region of Spain. Former convent of Santo Domingo: Religious Joint built during the second half of the sixteenth century and is attributed address construction to the Dominican friars Pedro de Barrientos and Juan Alonso. Convent of the Dominicans. This religious complex was built during the second half of the sixteenth century and the direction of its construction is attributed to the Dominicans Pedro de Barrientos and Juan Alonso Temple San Sebastian: Located on the hill of San Gregorio. XVII century building whose existence indicates the economic and demographic importance of the city in colonial times. Church of San Gregorio: Located on the hill of the same name. It was declared in the battle of October 21, 1863, by Colonel Salvador Urbina "Fort Independence." Central Plaza: O Square Angel Albino Corzo Castillejos, in honor of the illustrious free native of this city. It is the Source Colonial, called by locals "stack" or "Bollard" also emphasizes the old Pochota (ancient tree symbol of respect, tradition and legend for Chiapacorceños). The Source Mudejar, known as The Battery: Built in the XVI century, meets elements of Islamic art; its dome is of Renaissance inspiration and structural elements of the Gothic. Regional Museum of Lacquer: The museum is located in the former convent of Santo Domingo in the top of one of the cloisters, and includes one of the best regional art exhibitions there, covering items such as gourds, trunks or masks. Barrio de San Jacinto: Place where parachicos masks and jicalpextles are made. It has its church of San Jacinto which dominates the square of the neighborhood. Malecón of Chiapa de Corzo: Here visitors will find a number of restaurants on the majestic Rio Grande de Chiapa (Rio Grijalva). You can also find several cooperatives that offer the service of boats for tours to the Canyon Sink or to nearby islands. Embarcadero Canyon Gully: Here you can rent a boat that will take you through the Canon del Sumidero to the dam of Chicoasén, one of the world's biggest Island Cahuaré: It is located on the river Grijalva in Chiapas. Waterfalls and caves of Chorreadero: Place of natural beauty where a stream emerges from a cave, rushing it is cascading from a height of 25 meters; to fall, the waterfall forms a series of natural pools. In this place you can go camping and hiking. The Cumbujuyú, hot springs: The Cumbujuyú is a very small water eye of 12 square meters, which flows the vital liquid. There is a very old building; native people of Narciso Mendoza said dating from the colonial era and have Maria de Angulo, an aristocratic woman ordered the construction after these waters managed to cure his son, .who suffered paralysis. Archaeological site of Chiapa de Corzo: It located in the vicinity of the modern city, 17 kilometers east of Tuxtla Gutierrez, in the state of Chiapas. It reached by Federal Highway 190 (Panamerican Highway).
The most striking feature of Chiapa de Corzo is the elaborate sixteenth-century Fuente Colonial, which dominates the central Plaza Ángel Albino Corzo. Built of brick in the Mudéjar style, in the shape of the Spanish crown, the fountain is one of the most impressive surviving early colonial monuments in Mexico. It has become a state symbol – you may recognize it from Chiapas licence plates. Just behind the fountain, the huge tree bursting from its confines is La Pochota, a national monument to the suffering of the indígenas under Spanish rule, said to have been standing here when the town was founded.
On the northwest side of the plaza, the Casa Museo Ángel Albino Corzo (daily 10am–2pm & 6–9pm) is the former residence of the national reformer for whom the town was named. Housing an interesting jumble of period furniture and historical artefacts, it features two cannon used in the so-called Pastry War against France in 1838. On the southern side of the plaza, portales house a series of reasonably priced handicraft stores, which continue south along 5 de Febrero towards the river and embarcadero. Behind the portales is the lovely Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán and ex-convent, with a tall nave and timbered ceiling. Forming part of the complex, behind the main entrance to the church, is the Centro Cultural (Tues–Sun 10am–5pm), an ambitious new project that is gradually converting the old convent into a series of tasteful galleries and art studios. Upstairs on the first floor, the Museo de Laca recounts the history of lacquer-making in Mexico, from pre-Hispanic times to the present, featuring various lacquered objects from gourds to pots and chests.
Get There
Buses from Tuxtla travel along Avenida Cuauhtémoc, north of the plaza, terminating near the Nestlé plant get off at Calle Mexicanidad, or where the driver says “parque”, and turn right for the plaza. Heading back, buses cut across the top of the plaza (Avenida 21 de Octubre) and are easy to pick up.
Moving on, though, you typically have to backtrack to Tuxtla, as the main highway bypasses the town about 4km to the north. One alternative is to take a taxi from the plaza all the way to San Cristóbal. Heading to the airport, however, there’s little point going to Tuxtla as taxis cost the same.
Moving on, though, you typically have to backtrack to Tuxtla, as the main highway bypasses the town about 4km to the north. One alternative is to take a taxi from the plaza all the way to San Cristóbal. Heading to the airport, however, there’s little point going to Tuxtla as taxis cost the same.
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