Articles for Chiapas

Waterfalls that you MUST visit if you travel to Mexico
The waterfalls, which are often portrayed in ads as to show the duplicity of strength and beauty, are also a good place to visit during weekends. While waterfalls in Mexico are not as huge as the Niagara Falls, most Read More>>

Montes Azules: A Biosphere Reserve in Mexico
This site full of natural beauty is located in the state of Chiapas, in the Lacandon Jungle region, and covers an area of about 13% of the state. The Reserve is one of the largest areas of tropical Read More>>

Mexico’s Main Rivers
Mexico has wonderful geographical features, and some that we couldn’t fail to mention are the rivers. With over 80 within the Mexican Republic, the following list is made up of the most Read More>>

Jaime Sabines, One of Mexico's best Writers
Jaime Sabines; One of the most beloved in Mexican poetry, he was born on March 23, 1926 and died in 1999. He studied at the School of Medicine and Philosophy and Literature at Read More>>

Recently Added World Heritage Elements in Mexico
As we know, this year new Mexican elements were added to the already long list of cultural world heritage by UNESCO. This includes intangible elements as well as natural and cultural ones. These Read More>>

Hurricane Karl and its Devastation
This meteorological phenomenon began as a low-pressure system near the northern coast of Venezuela on September 11, 2010; it kept moving Read More>>

Shopping Centers in Cancun
Cancun. Colossal pyramidal ruins, second world’s largest reef on the world, the dense jungle, world famous night clubs and the beautiful Read More>>

Mexican Writers, Castellanos, Aridjis and Ibarguengoitia
Jorge Ibargüengoitia; he was born in Guanajuato in 1928 and died in Spain during 1983. He was educated in dramatic arts at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, where he Read More>>

The Beauty of Chiapas
Chiapas is one of the States in Mexico with unparallel natural and historical beauties. It was fortunate to witness the Maya world, Read More>>

The Beltrán Brothers Cartel
An offshoot of the Sinaloa Cartel, this criminal organization was created in 2008 by the Beltrán Leyva brothers (Carlos, Héctor, Marcos Arturo and Mario Alberto). Even though in his origins it Read More>>

Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz was born in México City in 1914 and died in 1998. He was, among other things, a diplomatic and one of the most emblematic writers of the 20th century. Among Read More>>

The EPR in Mexico
The Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR for its initials in Spanish) is a guerilla that is part of Partido Democrático Popular Revolucionario Read More>>

Extraordinary Painters from Oaxaca; Francisco Toledo
ne of the representative figures of Oaxaca’s art is Francisco Toledo; painter, drawer, printer, sculptor, ceramist and lithographer and has also worked with tapestry; he has Read More>>

Mexican Writers, José Agustín and Carlos Montemayor
José Agustín; He was born in the State of Guerrero in 1944 and studied cinematography at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, besides the literature workshop of Juan Read More>>

San Cristobal de Las Casas, Vivid History in Chiapas
The sign of the encounter between the indigenous and the Spanish religious worlds is captured in San Cristobal de las Casas, founded in Read More>>

The Story of Leonora Carrington
Leonora Carrington was born in South Lancaster, England. She was the second and only woman of four children. Her father was a textiles Read More>>

Mexico’s Bicentennial Celebration
Mexico is getting ready for an extraordinary celebration in honor of its 200th anniversary of its Independence and 100th anniversary of its Revolution. Everything designed to commemorate these two great dates is linked to the ideal of renewing Mexico’s identity and historic continuity. Read More>>

Yaxchilán, a Mayan Paradise
Yaxchilán is a city lost amidst the Lacandona Jungle. Its origin dates from two thousand years ago, when a small village transformed Read More>>

The Most Important Airlines in Mexico
AeroCalifornia; AeroCalifornia is a private airline. It began as an air taxi service based in La Paz, Baja California Sur. Its programmed Read More>>

Mexico's Crisis in 1994
The interpretation of the crisis lived by Mexico in 1994 has various sides. The first implies reviewing the economic stances established Read More>>