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    A free Puebloteca guide Chiapas's Pueblos Mágicos

    Free Chiapas travel guide

    All 6 of Chiapas's Pueblos Mágicos on one printable page. Free when you sign up for our weekly email.

    • All 6 Pueblos Mágicos, with a photo and what makes each special
    • A map of Chiapas with each one on it
    • Road trips that join the pueblos close together
    • The best months to go
    • How far each is from the nearest city
    • The sights not to miss
    • The fiestas worth planning around
    • The fiestas month by month
    • Where to stay in each
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    The 6 Pueblos Mágicos in this guide

    Most visited first. The full guide adds the sights not to miss, the fiestas, how far each is by car, and a layout made to print.

    Copainalá6Ocozocoautla5Comitán4Chiapa de Corzo3Palenque2San Cristóbal de Las Casas1
    1. 1 Pedestrian street lined with colorful facades and café umbrellas, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas

      San Cristóbal de Las Casas

      A cool highland city in the mountains of Chiapas, known for its colonial streets, red-tiled roofs, and strong Indigenous Maya presence. Pedestrian walkways are lined with cafés, amber shops, and textile markets, and nearby villages like San Juan Chamula make easy day trips.

      When to go: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    2. 2 Temple of the Inscriptions at the Palenque archaeological site, Chiapas

      Palenque

      The town of Palenque is the gateway to one of the most beautiful Maya cities, whose temples and palace rise out of the Chiapas jungle. Howler monkeys, waterfalls such as Misol-Ha and Agua Azul, and thick rainforest surround the ruins.

      When to go: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    3. 3 La Pila, the 16th-century brick Mudéjar fountain of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas

      Chiapa de Corzo

      A riverside town near Tuxtla Gutiérrez and the starting point for boat trips through the Sumidero Canyon. Its plaza holds La Pila, a 16th-century brick fountain in Mudéjar style, and the January Fiesta Grande features the Parachicos dancers.

      When to go: Sep, Oct, Nov

    4. 4 Yellow church of Santo Domingo with its fountain on the main square of Comitán, Chiapas

      Comitán

      Comitán is a highland city in eastern Chiapas, not far from the Guatemalan border, known for clean, sloping streets, cool evenings and a mix of neoclassical, baroque and neo-Gothic buildings. It is the hometown of the writer Rosario Castellanos and of Belisario Domínguez, whose house is now a museum. Most travelers use it as a base for the Montebello lakes, the El Chiflón waterfalls and the Maya site of Tenam Puente, and stay for the local food and the distinctive Comiteco way of speaking.

      When to go: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    5. 5 Ermita de San Bernabé under festival banners, Ocozocoautla, Chiapas

      Ocozocoautla

      Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, known to everyone as Coita, is a city on a plain ringed by hills 24 km west of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, with Cerro Meyapac rising over it. It is best known for its Zoque Carnival before Lent, a days-long dance festival of tigers, monkeys, David and Mahoma, talc throwing and marimba. Outside town, the Sima de las Cotorras sinkhole is the leading natural attraction.

      When to go: Jan, Mar, Apr, Dec

    6. 6 Church wall covered in a floral arrangement for a festival in Copainalá, Chiapas

      Copainalá

      Copainalá is a small Zoque town in the rugged hills of northwestern Chiapas. It is known for its traditional houses, its many neighborhood churches, each with its own feast, and citrus trees in almost every backyard. Zoque music and dance are still part of daily life. The biggest celebration is the fair of San Vicente Ferrer in May, and Holy Week and Day of the Dead, when families keep an all-night candlelit vigil in the cemetery, are observed with real devotion.

      When to go: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

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