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The Museum of Popular Cultures in San Cristóbal de las Casas is located in a colonial-style building. Its purpose is to recover, revalue and recreate the manifestations and expressions of the Popular Culture of the State of Chiapas. Its facilities include a permanent exhibition hall where the various customs and traditions of different cultures are displayed, as well as a temporary exhibition hall and a gallery where works by local artists are exhibited. It also offers workshops, sales of crafts and technical assistance.
The municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas is one of the municipalities that make up the state of Chiapas, San Cristóbal, was founded with the name of Villa Real de Chiapa in the ancient Valley of Hueyzacatlán, which means Zacatonal in Nahuatl, one of the main tourist destinations in Chiapas has a wide variety of options such as the Cathedral of San Cristóbal de las Casas, the Church of San Nicolás, the Church of La Merced, museums such as the Sna-Jolobil Museum and the Na-Bolom Museum as well as eco-tourism centers.
In San Cristóbal de las Casas the most important celebrations are the festivals of the Sweet Child of Jesus, Lord of Esquipulas, Saint Anthony, Corpus Christi, Saint Christopher and the Holy Family.