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Cathedral of San Marcos in Tuxtla Gutierrez

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas

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The Cathedral of San Marcos in Tuxtla Gutiérrez is located in the Civic Plaza of the city and was built in the 16th century and remodeled in 2009. It stands out for having a carillon with 48 bells in its large tower, with the ringing of each hour; apostles parade along a pedestal. The facade of the Cathedral of San Marcos will have a "permanent" multimedia show, which seeks to highlight the Culture, Music and Traditions of our state of Chiapas through a play of lights.

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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