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Soconusco Archaeological Museum in Tapachula

Tapachula, Chiapas

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The Soconusco Archaeological Museum in Tapachula occupies part of a contemporary building, with a strong art deco influence, built between 1925 and 1926, to serve as the municipal presidency of Tapachula. The area occupied by the museum, within the building, was the same one that was intended for the penitentiary.

Municipality

Tapachula is one of the municipalities of the state of Chiapas, between the Sierra Madre and the Pacific Coastal Plain. Tapachula, in the Nahuatl language, means Tapacholla. Among the tourist attractions of this municipality are its beaches such as Playa Linda and Laguna Pozuelo, tourist centers, parks, traditional festivals and its coffee route.

Festivities

In Tapachula, the following festivals are celebrated: San Benito, the Costa Chiapas International Expo, the San Agustín festival, the Jesús de la Buena Esperanza festival, the San Miguel festival, the San Sebastián festival, the San Caralampio festival and the Virgen de Guadalupe festival. In the town of Carrillo Puerto, a festival is held from January 7 to 15.


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