Discover Tuxtla Guetierrez by Hire Car
Tuxtla Guetierrez is a major city in southern Mexico with a population of more than 455,000. As the capital of Chiapas province, it is an important center for business and tourism in the region.
Tuxtla Guetierrez is a modern city surrounded by a magnificent and natural river and mountain landscape.
Sights in Tuxtla Guetierrez
Worth seeing are, in addition to the historic St. Mark’s Cathedral with its imposing carillon, especially modern building complexes, such as the cultural center “Jaime Sabines” and the “House of Arts and Crafts” with a large sales gallery.
In the Regional Museum there is an extensive exhibition on the Mayan culture, whose traces and great testimonies can still be seen throughout the province.
In addition to the boulevards of the city center, the “Poliform Chiapas” is also a popular meeting place. Concerts, soccer and baseball games, and circus events are held in this large center. It can accommodate 4,000 visitors.
Leisure activities in Tuxtla Guetierrez
The numerous parks in the city area are particularly noteworthy. They have been equipped with playgrounds and sports facilities, cafés, ponds and picnic areas and are actively used by the residents of Tuxtla Guetierrez on weekends. Adjacent to the beautiful zoo is a botanical garden with native plants and medicinal herbs.
With a hire car, the beautiful nature reserves and Mayan sites, such as Palenque, can be quickly reached. Not far from Tuxtla Guetierrez is the Canon del Sumidero, some 1,000 metres deep, whose Chorredado watercourse has formed numerous pools for swimming.
Hiking and canoeing can be done in the 60 km long canyon. In the highlands lies the ancient town of San Cristobal, a well-known tourist destination with an imposing historic cathedral and spectacular caves.
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