Description
The history comes at the prehispanish, when it was the center of Zoque life in a place named Ocahual, who means warrior people; after the Aztecs named the place Tecpatán, from the Nahuátl tekpatl, flint and the tlan suffix to denote abundance. Tecpatán was probably the prehispanish spirit center region, from whose it started the Zoque evangelization. Population is 38,000 inhabitants and located at 290 meters over sea level.
Historical monuments
· Conjuntó Dominico ·
Built at the Middle of XVI century and is one of the main Chiapas monuments, was the eighth Dominico de la Provincia
establishment; the Zoque province was a cultural region center. The church in only one aisle was built in stone and bricks
and the frontispiece showed mudéjares, renascence and some baroques in the late pinnacle; the tower is magnificent and
unique Mexican design colonial art.
Ethnics group
Zoque
How to get there?
93 Km from Tuxtla Gutiérrez on the Federal Highway to Central Hidroeléctrica Ing. Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén) and after continue on state’s highway 102 through San Fernando, Chicoasén and Copainalá villages.
Services
There is transportation from Tuxtla Gutiérrez city. It is recommended to wear comfortable clothes for hot weather.
Places nearby
Copainalá, Raudales Malpaso and Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
Contact
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tourism Secretary and:
Aeropuerto
Zoológico Miguel Álvarez del Toro
Boulevard Belisario Domínguez N° 950
National toll free number: 01 800-280-3500
