Difference between revisions of "Chiapas"

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'''Chiapas''' is the southernmost state of [[Mexico]].
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Many tourist visit cities like [[San Cristobal]], Comitán and Palenque, so the locals are used to see foreigners and they will try to practice their English with anyone carrying a backpack. Even if you're also Mexican.
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|country  = Mexico
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=== Arriaga ===
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|seat      = Tuxtla Gutiérrez
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If you are traveling around Chiapas you will very likely at some point end up in Arriaga. Although there is not much in the town itself, it's an important point of junction between many highways. From Arriaga you can head South to Tonalá, Tapachula and Guatemala; North to Oaxaca, Veracruz and Mexico City; or East towards Tuxtla and San Cristobal.
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|plate    = Chiapas
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"La Bestia" is the train in which many illegal immigrants from Central America travel, and it passes through Arriaga. There is an immigrant shelter in the town and its common for people to ask to see your papers when you're hitchhiking in Chiapas. Specially when you're hitching North.
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There are many gas stations around Arriaga and you can easily sleep in any of them.
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The one right outside in the North is particularly good. It has a covered camping area (really useful during the rainy season), free showers and even outlets.
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'''Chiapas''' is the southernmost state of [[Mexico]]. It shares borders with the states of [[Oaxaca]] to the west, [[Veracruz]] to the northwest, [[Tabasco]] to the north, and the country of [[Guatemala]] to the east. Its capital and most important city is [[Tuxtla Gutiérrez]]. An important point of junction in Chiapas is [[Arriaga]].
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Many tourist visit cities like [[San Cristobal]], [[Comitán]] and [[Palenque]], so the locals are used to see foreigners and they will try to practice their English with anyone carrying a backpack. Even if you're also Mexican.
  
 
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Revision as of 18:55, 19 October 2012

Chiapas
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state
Country: Flag of Mexico Mexico
Population: 4,900,000
Seat: Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Licence Plate: Chiapas
Motorways:

Chiapas is the southernmost state of Mexico. It shares borders with the states of Oaxaca to the west, Veracruz to the northwest, Tabasco to the north, and the country of Guatemala to the east. Its capital and most important city is Tuxtla Gutiérrez. An important point of junction in Chiapas is Arriaga. Many tourist visit cities like San Cristobal, Comitán and Palenque, so the locals are used to see foreigners and they will try to practice their English with anyone carrying a backpack. Even if you're also Mexican.

Flag of Mexico.png States of Mexico

Aguascalientes • Baja California • Baja California Sur • Campeche • Chiapas • Chihuahua • Coahuila • Colima • Durango • Guanajuato • Guerrero • Hidalgo • Jalisco • Mexico State • Michoacán • Morelos • Nayarit • Nuevo León • Oaxaca • Puebla • Querétaro • Quintana Roo • San Luis Potosí • Sinaloa • Sonora • Tabasco • Tamaulipas • Tlaxcala • Veracruz • Yucatán • Zacatecas

Federal District

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