Municipality

Cintalapa is one of the municipalities of the Mexican state of Chiapas. Its name is of Nahuatl origin and means "water underground." The surname Figueroa is added to it, in homage to the memory of the poet Rodulfo Figueroa Esquinca. Among its attractions are the Los Ocotones Sustainable Reserve, the Central Park (or Candelaria Park), the Sanctuary of the Herons, the Dr. Rodulfo Figueroa Art Gallery, the Cintalapa Art Gallery and the Arco del Tiempo eco-tourist center.

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