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Chiapas is located on the south end of
Mexico, it is bounded on the east by Guatemala, on the north by Tabasco, on the west by
Veracruz and Oaxaca, and to the southeast by the Pacific Ocean.
 Chiapas
has a territorial extension of 4,415 km2 (1,704 mile2), and occupy
the eighth place on Mexico, and a population of approximately 3'920,892 inhabitants. It
has 260 km of littoral, facing it coast there is an exclusive economic zone of 87.984 km2
(33,970 mile2).
The Chiapas
name come from the Nahuatl compound word "CHIA" and "APAN" (in the river), that
is to say "Chia river".
In this majestic state
you can find all that is offered by the nature, cut through by plentiful rivers, hills and
volcanoes, and impenetrable jungles. It has hundreds of lakes, waterfalls, as well as an
exceptional flora and fauna.
To the enumerated list we
have to add the petroleum, since, on this state is produced a third part of the crude oil
that is extracted in Mexico.
Chiapas
also produce precious woods as the Mahogany and the Rosewood, that are used
to make good quality furniture and beautiful carvings.
The water of the huge
dams Malpaso, Angostura and Chicoasen, is here accumulated in dozen of rivers and lagoons.
Here we only mention some of the
Chiapas wonders, but visit them
can take several weeks, so we recommend the visitor to choose in advance the
places you want to visit, depending on available time and interest. Any way,
a trip along these places will be an unforgettable and enriching experience.
The prevailing climate is the tropical
Sudanese and the rainy mild with rainfalls in summer. The north area of the
central valley of Chiapas
is dry; and the south area is humid. It average temperature is of 20° C.,
and the extreme maxim is 40° C., and extreme minimum is 0° C.
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