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Chiapas

 Chiapas is a state in the southeast of Mexico . Chiapas is bordered by the states of Tabasco to the north, Veracruz to the northwest, and Oaxaca to the west. To the east Chiapas borders Guatemala , and to the south the Pacific Ocean .

 Chiapas has an area of 73,887 km² (28,528 square miles). The 2003 population estimate was 4,224,800 people.

 In general Chiapas has a humid, tropical weather. In the north, in the area bordering Tabasco, near Teapa, rainfall can average more than 3,000 mm/year. Natural vegetation at this region was lowland, tall perennial rainforest , but this vegetation has been destroyed almost completely for agriculture and ranching. Rainfall decreases moving towards the Pacific Ocean , but it is still abundant enough to allow the cultivation of bananas and many other tropical crops near Tapachula . On the several parallel sierras or mountain ranges running along the center of Chiapas, climate can be quite temperate and foggy, allowing the development of cloud forests like those of the Reserva de la Biosfera el Triunfo , home to a handful of quetzals and horned guans .

 The state capital city is Tuxtla Gutiérrez ; other cities and towns in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las Casas , Comitán , and Tapachula . Chiapas is also home to the ancient Maya ruins of Palenque , Yaxchilan , Bonampak , Chinkultic , and Tonina .

 Many of the people in Chiapas are poor, rural small farmers. About one third of the population are of full or predominant Maya descent, and in rural areas many do not speak Spanish . The state suffers from the highest rate of malnutrition in Mexico, estimated to affect over 40% of the population.

 Other social issues involve the increasing presence of the Central American gangs known as Maras , and illegal immigration from Central America in general, mostly directed towards the United States, but further aggravating the panorama of local poverty. This floating influx of people is frequently subject to abuse and human rights violations from Mexican authorities.

 Since 1994, Chiapas has been involved in an ongoing civil war or revolution , nowadays in a calm but somewhat tense state, especially in the "autonomous municipalities" (see below). The two sides are the Mexican Government and the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (the EZLN or Zapatistas). There are currently 32 "rebel autonomous zapatista municipalities" (independent Zapatista communities, MAREZ from their name in Spanish), controlled by the EZLN in Chiapas: some of these communities are Ocosingo and Las Margaritas .

Chiapas Map pdf

San Cristóbal de las Casas

 San Cristóbal de las Casas is a city in the central highlands of the state of Chiapas , Mexico . It is located in the Sierra Madre Mountains at 16.75° N 92.63° W , elevation 2100m. In 2003 the estimated population was 121,100 people.

 At various points in the past, the city has been known as "San Cristóbal", "Las Casas", "Ciudad Real", and now "San Cristóbal de Las Casas". Bartolomé de Las Casas was a Spanish priest who fought for the rights of the Native Americans . The city is well known for its beautiful colonial era architecture.

 The city is located near the Tzotzil Maya communities of Chamula , and Zinacantán , and a half-day bus ride from the Classic Maya ruins of Palenque , and is therefore a popular base of operations for European and US tourists looking to experience ancient and modern Maya culture.

 In 1994 the Zapatista Army of National Liberation used San Cristobal as one of the four cities where it began its revolution. Now, ten years later, the traces of the Zapatistas are still omnipresent (e.g., graffiti , dolls , posters, t-shirts) in the city.   

San Cristóbal is a sister city of Asheville, North Carolina.

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