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Paseo por Mexico Huitepec Reserve in San Cristobal de las Casas

Huitepec Reserve in San Cristobal de las Casas

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas

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The Huitepec Reserve in San Cristóbal de las Casas is located on the way to San Juan Chamula at km 3.5, La Frontera. This reserve is considered a very special place in the highlands of Chiapas and in the world, for having one of the rarest and most endangered types of vegetation. The climate is temperate sub-humid with rains in summer, with average annual temperatures between 12 and 14ºC in the lower areas and between 1 and 12ºC in the higher areas. The predominant types of vegetation are: oak forest in the lower areas and cloud forest, where the presence of abundant epiphytic plants is common

Municipality

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.

Festivities

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.


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