Description
Tonina is a sacred space in an artificial mountain of seven platforms, over a calcareous hill over an
extended and long valley. At 85km from San Cristobal de Las Casas lived the peak at
VI century a. C. and was a military power, as can be seen with many prisoner representations in stucco and
stone. The most important governor, Tzots Choj (Tiger - Bat). In Tonina the last classic
Mayan age inscription was written in 909.
The ball game field were for the prisoners; that was an important time located in the great platform
where sacrifice altar stands and the field ball game of katunes of which there are sculptures
samples. Infraworld Palace is hidden at the third platform, while fourth was found for Grecia frets and
the war; that frontispiece was composed for four spiral stepped frets. Over the side slop of sixth
platform it was located the four suns mural, a manuscript made in stucco to represent the myth of four
cosmogonist ages over world is crossing.
It outstands dead God representation that holds in his hands a decapitated man. There is the Monster
Temple of the world in the stucco monster devouring a stone sun sphere. The world monster temple
in the sixth platform. This temple is guided in the solstice winter and spring; Tonina visit is
complemented with a magnificent Site Museum inaugurated at 2000 year.
Weather
Hot and sub humid, with summer rains.
Location
At Ocosingo municipality located in the jungle state's region.
How to get there?
11km from Ocosingo.
What to do?
Archeological vestiges and landscape observation.
Visit schedule
From 8:00 to 17:00, all days of the year.
Entrance: $33.00
Free entrance: on sundays and festivities.
Free entrance to: Older than 60 years, younger than 13 years, retired, pensioners, disabled,
teachers students, investigators, or Senior students with study purpose with INAH permit.
Museum time: 9:00 to 17:00, Tuesday to Sunday.
Traveling hints
This place is visited all year and it is suggested to bring drinking water, food and adequate clothes and mountain shoes, sweat shirt, raincoat for summer rains.
Places nearby
Cascada El Corralito and Cascadas de Agua Azul
Contact
Instituto Nacional de
Antropologia e Historia
(National Institute of
Anthropology and History)
Calzada de los hombres ilustres S/N,
Tuxtla Gutierrez City
Phone numbers: 01 (961) 613-4554 /
612-8360 &
613-4450
Secretaria de Turismo
(Tourism State Office)
National toll free number: 01 (800) 280-3500
