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Paseo por Mexico Archaeological Zone of Tenam Puente in Comitan de Dominguez

Archaeological Zone of Tenam Puente in Comitan de Dominguez

Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas

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Tenam means fortification in the Nahuatl language and Puente was the name of the old hacienda that was located there, the Mayan Archaeological Zone of the classical period located 13 km from Comitán on a hill that was modified to create a series of terraces on which the buildings, plazas and ball courts are distributed. The construction technique that uses perfectly assembled limestone stones and placed without mortar or lime stands out.

Municipality

Comitán de Domínguez is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Chiapas, Comitlán which means place of potters, a word that was Hispanicized as Comitán, today it is a thriving municipality characterized by its variety of architectural styles ranging from neoclassical to neo-Gothic and art nouveau and even Mudejar. It has several tourist attractions for visitors such as the Historic Center of Comitán, the gardens and streets, the Uninajab Spa, the Church of Santo Domingo, the Archaeological Zone of Tenam Puente and more.

Festivities

In Comitán de Domínguez the most important celebrations are the Feast of San Sebastián on January 20, the Feast of the Virgin of Candelaria on February 2, the Feast of San Caralampio from February 11 to 20, the Feast of Santo Domingo and the trade fair, and the Feast of the Virgin of the Rosary on October 7.

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