Tuxtla Gutiérrez (t
s`tlä gtyār`rās) or Tuxtla, city (1990 pop. 289,626), capital of Chiapas Chiapas (chēä`päs), state (1990 pop.
..... Click the link for more information. state, SE Mexico, in the fertile Grijalva valley and at the foot of the Chiapas highlands. Agriculture and cattle raising are the chief occupations, and there is trade in timber. Tuxtla Gutiérrez's excellent communications facilities have made it the focal distribution point for the region's products. Near the city are the remarkable Maya ruins of Bonampak Bonampak (bōnämpäk`), ruined city of the Late Classic period of the Maya , close to Tuxtla , in Chiapas, S Mexico.
..... Click the link for more information. and Yaxchilán.
s`tlä gtyār`rās) or Tuxtla, city (1990 pop. 289,626), capital of Chiapas Chiapas (chēä`päs), state (1990 pop...... Click the link for more information. state, SE Mexico, in the fertile Grijalva valley and at the foot of the Chiapas highlands. Agriculture and cattle raising are the chief occupations, and there is trade in timber. Tuxtla Gutiérrez's excellent communications facilities have made it the focal distribution point for the region's products. Near the city are the remarkable Maya ruins of Bonampak Bonampak (bōnämpäk`), ruined city of the Late Classic period of the Maya , close to Tuxtla , in Chiapas, S Mexico.
..... Click the link for more information. and Yaxchilán.
Tuxtla
in full Tuxtla GutiérrezCity (pop., 2000: 424,579), capital of Chiapas state, southeastern Mexico. The Spanish who arrived there in the 16th century were frequently beset by Indians, and the town grew slowly. In 1892 it was made the state capital. It is now the major commercial and manufacturing centre in the state and an agricultural distributing point. There are archaeological remains of pre-Columbian culture in the region.
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