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Paseo por Mexico Miguel Alvarez del Toro Zoo in Tuxtla Gutierrez

Miguel Alvarez del Toro Zoo in Tuxtla Gutierrez

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas

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The Miguel Álvarez del Toro Zoo in Tuxtla Gutiérrez was founded by Eliseo Palacios, for the study and conservation of the regional fauna. It is located in the middle of an area covered by medium jungle, which provides a habitat similar to the original. The species exhibited there are examples of the regional fauna and in danger of extinction, which makes this zoo the most important of its kind in the country; quetzal, tapir, macaws, jaguars, spider monkeys, peacocks, otters, spiders and insects are to mention some of the species found there. A visit to ZooMAT is one of the most

Municipality

Tuxtla Gutiérrez is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, it is also the capital of Chiapas since the powers of the state reside there, besides being the most important and most populated city in that territory, it was founded by the Zoque Indians with the name of Coyatoc (place, house or land of rabbits) the current one comes from the Aztecs they named it Tochtlán, which means the same, the main tourist places are the Miguel Álvarez del Toro Zoo, the Regional Museum of Anthropology, the House of Crafts of Tuxtla, the Cathedral of San Marcos, the Marimba Garden Park among many options.

Festivities

In Tuxtla Gutiérrez the most important celebrations are those of San Marcos, San Roque, San Jacinto, San Pascualito, San Francisco, Santo Domingo and the Virgin of Guadalupe.


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