Chiapa de Corzo, Mexico Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

CHIAPA DE CORZO is an elegant little town overlooking the river, barely twenty minutes by bus east from Tuxtla. An important centre in Preclassic times, this is the place where the oldest Long Count date , corresponding to December 7, 36 BC, has been found on a stela. The remaining ruins are on private land behind the Nestlé plant, beyond the far end of 21 de Octubre. There are at least a dozen places to eat on the riverside here, and plenty to see: the most striking feature is an amazingly elaborate sixteenth-century fountain, which dominates the plaza. Built of brick in the Mudéjar style, in the shape of the … more »