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Paseo por Mexico May 1st Market in Comitan de Dominguez

May 1st Market in Comitan de Dominguez

Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas

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The 1st of May Market in Comitán de Domínguez is located just one block from the city center. It was built in 1900 at the initiative of the political leader, Don Eleuterio Aguilar, as a celebration of the arrival of the 20th century. The municipal market is without a doubt the best place to hear and feel what everyday Comitán is like, as well as to smell and taste the traditional dishes sold there.

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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