A region of Chiapas
The far southern Pacific corner of Chiapas: Tapachula, the ancient city of Izapa, the coffee farms on the slopes of the Tacaná volcano around Unión Juárez, the port of Puerto Chiapas and the mangroves of La Encrucijada.
3 places to visit
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Places to visit in Soconusco 3
3 places with their own page, grouped by kind.
Cities · 1 Mountains · 1 Archaeological sites · 1
Cities
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Tapachula · City · Chiapas
Chiapas's second city and capital of the Soconusco, a hot, busy border hub with coffee-planter history, Chinese and German roots and Izapa next door.
Mountains
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Volcán Tacaná · Mountain · Chiapas
The 4,092-meter active volcano on the Mexico–Guatemala border, climbed in about ten hours from the coffee town of Unión Juárez with a local guide.
Archaeological sites
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Izapa · Archaeological site · Chiapas
One of the oldest and largest sites in Chiapas, famous for its carved stelae and toad altars, set in cacao country at the foot of the Tacaná volcano.
Getting around Soconusco
Fly into Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ).
Cities to start from: Tapachula
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.
Also by boat or on foot (each page says from where): Volcán Tacaná.
When to visit Soconusco
Most of Soconusco is at its best in January, February, March, and December.
Month-by-month climate on each Pueblo Mágico's page: Comitán, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapa de Corzo