Chenalhó - Chiapas - Mexico

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Chiapas Highlands

A region of Chiapas

The cool, pine-covered highlands around San Cristóbal de las Casas, home to Tsotsil and Tseltal Maya communities such as San Juan Chamula, Zinacantán, Tenejapa and Amatenango del Valle, with their own markets, textiles and festivals, plus caves, forest reserves and mountain villages.

1 Pueblo Mágico · 1 place to visit

Pueblos Mágicos in Chiapas Highlands

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Places to visit in Chiapas Highlands 1

1 places with their own page, grouped by kind.

Villages

Top tours in Chiapas Highlands

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Getting around Chiapas Highlands

Fly into Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ).

Cities to start from: San Cristóbal de las Casas

Most of the region is reached by road: a rental car is the easiest way to see several places in a day, and buses link the larger towns.

When to visit Chiapas Highlands

Most of Chiapas Highlands is at its best in January, February, March, and December.

Month-by-month climate on each Pueblo Mágico's page: San Cristóbal de Las Casas

Neighbouring regions

Tuxtla and the Sumidero Canyon Palenque and Northern Chiapas Tabasco Highlands Comitán and the Montebello Lakes Lacandon Jungle Cacao Route All regions →