Tuxtla Gutierrez

Tuxtla Gutiérrez (from Nahuatl: Tochtlan, 'Place of rabbits') is a city, capital and largest urban nucleus of the Mexican state of Chiapas and head of the homonymous municipality. It is the headquarters of the public powers of the state of Chiapas and the center of the Tuxtla Metropolitan Area, which has been defined as the integration of the municipalities of Chiapa de Corzo, Berriozábal, San Fernando, Suchiapa, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa and Osumacinta.

Its urban growth and economic development have accelerated since the administrative decentralization of the government, the arrival of national and foreign capital that attracted investment to the city, and the increase in economic aid for state development.

In 2011 she was listed by "Mitofsky Consultation" as one of the 10 best cities to live or visit in Mexico, has been recognized as a Clean City by PROFEPA in regards to the management of municipal garbage dumps (2009), obtained the Community certificate Segura from the International Safe Community Network (2011), being the third safe community in Latin America and the first in Mexico to receive said certification.

In addition, it has been listed by the site fdiintelligence.com as the eighth best medium-sized city in Latin America to invest in the future, according to cost effectiveness in its list for 2013/2014. On the list presented by the Lamudi Real Estate portal for 2014, the City of Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the fourth city of the 7 cities in Mexico with the highest real estate growth in Latin America.

According to the data, Tuxtla in 2020 reached 604,147 inhabitants. And being one of the medium-level cities with the highest security rate in the country,

Etymology of Tuxtla

The Zoques called Coyatoc or 'Coyatocmó (from the Zoque language: place of the rabbit house) to the region where their villages were the abundance of cottontail rabbits. When the Mexica dominated this region, they named it Tochtlan (from Nahuatl: Tōch-tla(n) [tuː(t)ʃtɬ͡a] 'place where rabbits abound'), the Zoques modified that word to their language and pronounced it Tuchtlán

In 1560, Dominican friars founded a town within this region and called it San Marcos Evangelista Tuchtla. The Spanish made the name Tuchtla hispanicized as Tuxtla (and colloquially as Tusta) due to which its name was written as Tuxtla in old documents, and that has been its name to date.. In 1748 the town was already named San Marcos Tuxtla and on May 31, 1848, Chiapas governor Nicolás Ruiz Maldonado changed its name to Tuxtla Gutiérrez in honor of General Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez Canales.

History

In this area the foundation of Tuxtla Gutiérrez was marked, although there was no official document, it was founded with the conclusion of the construction of the Jesuit parish of St. Mark "El Evangelista" today the cathedral.

The 1892 map of Tuxtla established the Sabinal river as natural limits, today it is known that it covered only the center of the city.

On the slopes of Cerro Mactumatzá, the Zoque natives founded a village with the name of Coyatoc, which means "place, house or land of rabbits" in Zoque. In 1486 and 1505, the Aztecs started a war and with a small army attacked the settlement, destroyed Coyatoc and named it Tuchtlán. During Spanish colonialism, within the region, the town of Tuxtla was a resting place before arriving in Chiapa de los Indios (Chiapa de Corzo), it was also a convergence point for merchants who came from Oaxaca, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche and Guatemala.

On June 19, 1768, Chiapas was divided into two major mayoralties: The mayoralty of Tuxtla, which had jurisdiction over the parties of the towns, communal parties of the Zoques and of the Chiapas; and the mayor's office of Ciudad Real, which had jurisdiction over the rest of the province. In 1786, the municipalities of Ciudad Real and Tuxtla, and the province of Soconusco integrated the Municipality of Ciudad Real de Chiapas, whose capital was Ciudad Real (San Cristóbal de las Casas), with subdelegates in Tuxtla, Comitán and Soconusco.

On January 1, 1821, the first constitutional council of Tuxtla was established. On July 27, 1829, it was elevated to the rank of city by the interim governor Emeterio Pineda. In 1837, during the centralist regime of Santa Anna, it was the head of the western district of the department of Chiapas.

On February 9, 1834, Governor Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez made it the capital of Chiapas. In 1835 they took the powers to San Cristóbal de Las Casas. On May 31, 1848, the surname of Gutiérrez was added to the name of the city in honor of Mr. Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez, an illustrious federalist. From January 4, 1858 to January 18, 1861, Tuxtla Gutiérrez was the capital for the second time, and then the powers were transferred to San Cristóbal de las Casas. From February 1, 1864 to December 31, 1867, powers were returned to Tuxtla for the third time; then, back to the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas. On August 11, 1892, Governor Emilio Rabasa established the capital in Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

Colonial Arch in Tuxtla Gutierrez Museum

In the 1940s the Pan-American Highway facilitated communication with Mexico City. In 1941 the Tuchtlan shield returned, and on December 23, 1996 the current municipal shield of Tuxtla was adopted.

Municipal coat of arms

First of all, we must clarify that this shield is not a coat of arms, it is a municipal shield, because it represents this administrative entity. In 1941, at the proposal of the historian Fernando Castañón Gamboa, the Tuxtla Gutiérrez city council, presided over by Fidel Martínez, adopted the ancient pre-Columbian heraldic figures of the town used in times of Mexica rule as the city's coat of arms: The figure of a pre-Columbian rabbit erect on a jaw with three teeth, as it appears in the paintings of the Mendocino Codex.

The edge of the shield is gold, the field gules. The Mexica hieroglyph a rabbit (gray) in the gules field and erect on an upper jaw symbolizes the abundance of rabbits. The Mexica hieroglyph of the upper jaw with three teeth (also gray in color) symbolizes a place with an abundance of something. Together the two hieroglyphs are interpreted as the place of abundance of rabbits (Tochtlan in Nahuatl), a name that the Mexicas gave to the region, where the Zoque settlements were located.

This shield was published for the first time in 1941 in the Municipal Gazette of Tuxtla Gutiérrez and in the book Tuchtlan. Unpublished documents and data for the particular history of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, written by Fernando Castañón Gamboa. From 1941 to 1996, the design of the Tuxtla Gutiérrez shield was modified six times, without it being officially adopted by agreement of a council session. On December 23, 1996, the current municipal shield of Tuxtla was adopted.

At first, the figure of the rabbit appeared inside a shield with the classic shape of the old and royal Spanish coats of arms; later the shape of the shield was modified. The Tuxtla shield was used more as a logo of the municipal presidency than as an emblem of the city or the municipality.

Shield of Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Climate

The existing climates in the municipality are:

Warm sub-humid with summer rains, with less humidity, which covers 99.71% of the municipal area. Warm sub-humid with rains in the summer, of medium humidity, which covers 0.29% of the municipal area.

Average climate parameters of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Month	Ene.	Feb.	Mar.	Open up.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Ago.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Annual
Temp. max. abs. (°C)	37.6	40.1	42.0	42.0	41.7	41.2	36.6	36.5	39.0	37.5	38.8	36.6	42.0
Average temperature (°C)	29.8	31.5	33.9	35.6	35.4	32.8	32.0	32.1	31.3	30.7	30.4	29.7	32.1
Average temperature (°C)	23.0	24.3	26.1	28.2	28.7	27.2	26.4	26.5	26.1	25.5	24.4	23.3	25.8
Temp. medium (°C)	16.2	17.0	18.4	20.7	21.9	21.5	20.9	20.9	20.9	20.2	18.5	16.9	19.5
Temp. min. abs. (°C)	4.0	9.8	9.9	11.3	15.0	17.5	14.3	17.2	16.8	13.0	10.0	8.1	4.0
Total precipitation (mm)	0.9	2.6	3.2	12.3	82.4	217.2	176.1	186.0	190.8	65.6	14.5	2.9	954.5
Precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	0.7	0.6	0.6	1.7	8.1	17.8	16.9	16.6	18.1	8.4	2.5	1.3	93.3
Source: National Meteorological Service

The average annual temperature is 25.4 °C. The warm season lasts from mid-February to September. The hottest period of the year is from April to the second week of May, where temperatures are around 40 °C. The cool season lasts from the second week of November to mid-February. The coldest period of the year is the month of December when the temperature can drop to 8 °C. The pluvial precipitation oscillates according to the municipal areas and is on average 900 mm per year. The normal rainy season runs from May to the second week of October. Normally, the rainiest months are June and September.

 Maximum temperature: 43 °C (1988)
Minimum temperature: 4 °C (2016)

• Data obtained from INEGI, based on the weather records of the Mexican National Water Commission (CNA).

Government

The City of Tuxtla Gutiérrez is part of the municipality of the same name, therefore the authority within the city rests with the Municipal Government.

Municipal Town Hall

City Government Palace

The Municipal Government is called the City Council, and it is headed by the Municipal President. The municipal President is the political and administrative representative of the City Council and must reside in the municipal seat during the term of his constitutional term.He is elected for a period of three years without the possibility of immediate re-election; The Government Headquarters is located inside the Municipal Palace of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

Public administration:

1. Office of the President
2. Syndicature
3. General Secretariat of the Town Hall
4. Municipal Treasury
5. Municipal Office
6. Planning Secretariat
7. Ministry of Public Security and Municipal Transit
8. Secretariat of Public Works
9. Secretariat for Social Development and Education
10. Ministry of Economy
11. Ministry of Health
12. Senior Officer
13. Municipal Service Secretariat
14. Ministry of Environment and Urban Mobility
15. Ministry of Urban Development
16. Secretariat for Equality for Women
17. Civil Protection Secretariat

The Cabildo is a collegiate body in charge of creating rules that govern the municipality and its government. It is made up of the Municipal President, trustee and aldermen (the latter are elected by representative vote), and are divided into thematic commissions to create regulations or approve administrative measures.

Currently, for the constitutional period 2018-2021, the municipal president is Carlos Orsoe Morales Vázquez

Security

Tuxtla Gutiérrez is considered one of the safest cities in Mexico due to the low rate of violence in the city, it was recognized in March 2011 as the first safe community in the country.

The certification of Tuxtla Gutiérrez capital of the State as a Safe Community brings the benefit of guaranteeing the capacity of structure and infrastructure for the prevention of injuries and the promotion of safety, involving governments, the private sector, community organizations and civil society in general, in an action of co-responsibility for the security and continuous improvement of its environment.

The Secure Communities programs in Tuxtla Gutiérrez have been designed based on urban components that favor safety and well-being conditions for the population.

Economy

Due to its geographical location and leadership, Tuxtla Gutiérrez represents an important space for development where the necessary conditions are concentrated to enhance the competitive advantages required to sustainably boost the economy of the region. According to the results of the 2010 INEGI Population and Housing Census, more than half of the population in Tuxtla Gutiérrez is under 30 years of age and a similar proportion, 56.96%, represents the Economically Active Population (EAP). In this demographic context, some relevant points of economic dynamics stand out, such as the growing participation of women in the labor market, the need to attract new investments, consolidate an industrial park and plan metropolitan development in strategic areas such as tourism, commerce and industry.

In the environmental blond, Tuxtla Gutierrez presents a tough battle against pollution and the government's actions to solve this problem are unclear.

Due to its characteristics as a development hub, it was necessary to consolidate the conditions that would facilitate the growth of national and foreign investment through agile and transparent mechanisms that would have benefits greater than their costs.

The main economic vocation of the City is located in the services sector; However, in rural areas, agricultural activities predominate, characterized by monoculture practices, self-consumption production, inconsistencies in marketing channels, reduced technical assistance and training, as well as inadequate cultivation techniques, among others.

Shopping Centers

In Tuxtla Gutiérrez there are various department stores, boutiques, shoe stores and technology stores, thus covering the needs of both its inhabitants and those who visit the city. Among its main shopping centers, the following stand out:

Plaza Crystal Shopping Complex - Boulevard Galleries

A large shopping center made up of two interconnected plazas (Plaza Crystal and Plaza Galerías Boulevard).

This complex is located in the golden zone of the city, on Belisario Domínguez Boulevard, surrounded by well-known chain hotels, universities, residential areas, nightclubs, and entertainment venues.

Among the most important establishments that are located between these two linked squares, are: Liverpool, Sears, Sanborns, Chedraui, Cinemex, Recórcholis, C&A, Mixup, Mobo, Telcel, AT&T, Steren, iShop, McDonald's, Naturalísimo, Las Alitas, Hanasho, Taco Inn, Pollo Brujo, Domino's Pizza, Subway, La Farándula, La Torta Vaquera, Thrifty, GNC, Aldo Conti, Bizarro, Sfera, Isadora, Flexi, Shasa, Julio, Lob, Sketchers, Swarovsky, etc.

Plaza Crystal was inaugurated in 1997, being the first large square in the city. For its part, Plaza Galerías Boulevard was inaugurated in 2003, undergoing various extensions and modifications over the years.

Plaza Amber Fashion Mall

Interior of Plaza Ámbar Fashion Mall

This modern shopping center is located to the east of the city, on the intersection of Libramiento Norte Oriente and Boulevard Ángel Albino Corzo, surrounded by residential areas, 12 minutes from the Historic Center of Chiapa de Corzo and 30 minutes from Ángel International Airport Albino Corzo.

This square has a Fiesta Inn, Cinemex Premium & Platinum, Liverpool, Súper Chedraui Selecto, Sam's Club, H&M, Suburbia, Coppel, Bershka, Sfera, Tous, Shasa, Guess, Bizarro, Miniso, AT&T, Happyland, Levis, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, Ferrioni, Carls jr, Starbucks Coffee, Cacao Nativa, Thrifty, La Estación, McCarthy's Irish Pub, Wingstop, Chili's, Domino's Pizza, Pizza Hut, Tacos Señor Rodeo, Naturalísimo, Burger King, KFC, Subway, GNC, BBVA, Santander, etc.

Plaza Las Americas

Exterior of Plaza Las Américas Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Plaza Las Américas (previously called Plaza del Sol), is a shopping center located on the North West side of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. After its construction, it became very popular and important since it is located in a busy area of the city, and it is also connected to the ADO Bus Terminal.

In it, you can find a One hotel, the ADO bus terminal, Cinépolis, Recórcholis, Soriana Hiper, Office Max, Coppel, Shasa, Bizarro, Milano, Miniso, Radio Shack, Toks, La Farándula, Domino's Pizza, Wings, McDonald's, Burger King, Subway, Sportortas by Jorge Campos, The Italian Coffee, Café San Carlos, GNC, Scotiabank, BBVA, Santander, Citibanamex, etc.

Polyforum Square

It is a small square located on the eastern side of the city at the intersection of Boulevard Ángel Albino Corzo and Boulevard Andrés Serra Rojas, very close to the Mesoamerican Polyforum, the Chiapas Tower and the hospital area.

In it you can find a large 14-screen Cinépolis, Soriana Hiper, City Club, Coppel Canada, Radio Shack, Vip's Restaurant, McDonald's, KFC, Sportortas by Jorge Campos, Tacos Señor Rodeo, Naturalísimo, Café San Carlos, BBVA, Scotiabank, Citibanamex, Banco Azteca, Meet co-working, etc.

This square is very crowded, as it is located next to a Foreign transport stop in one of the main accesses to the city center.

Demographics

According to data from the XIV General Population and Housing Census of 2020 consulted by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez has a population of 578,830 inhabitants, representing an increase of 41,728 inhabitants compared to the 2010 Census. the most populated city in the state of Chiapas without interruption since 1970, when it definitely surpassed the city of Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez in population.

Graphic of demographic evolution of Tuxtla Gutiérrez between 1900 and 2020

Population of censuses and counts of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) from 1900 to 2020.

Religion

Cathedral of San Marcos.

Mormon Temple in Tuxtla Gutierrez

According to INEGI data from the year 2000, 78.98% of the population professes the Catholic religion, 7.38% Protestant, 5.95% non-evangelical biblical and 6.61% do not profess a creed. At the regional level, the behavior is: 75.54% Catholic, 6.89% Protestant, 8.82% non-Evangelical Biblical and 7.81% do not profess a creed. The most common Protestant doctrines are: Pentecostalism, the Neo-Pentecostal church, the historical doctrines, the Church of the Living God Column, and support of the truth, the light of the world. The non-evangelical biblical doctrines are: Adventism, Mormonism and Jehovah's Witnesses.

Catholic: 302,809, Protestant: 28,315, Non-Evangelical Biblical: 22,823, Judaic: 126, Other: 373, No religion: 25,348. Source: INEGI 2000.

Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the Headquarters of the Archdiocese of Chiapas which is located in the Cathedral of San Marcos and is also part of the Archdiocese of the Orthodox Patriarch Church of Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean with headquarters in Tuxtla in the Orthodox Cathedral se San Pascual, which is colloquially called San Pascualito. Finally, the city is also the site since 1999 of the only Mormon Temple in the state of Chiapas, seat of the Bishopric of the Region.

Tourism

Panoramics of the South-Central Zone of Tuxtla Gutiérrez; at the bottom, the Obelisk to the Flag

Regarding the infrastructure that tourist servers have been debugging to serve tourists from all over the world, a definite trend towards world-class service standards should be highlighted, despite financial limitations, better hotels are being built, restaurants and, in general, higher quality services.

The City and the municipality belong to the I Metropolitan economic zone of Chiapas. In the year 2000, the economically active population of the city was 166,484 inhabitants. Of which 2.02% dealt with the agricultural sector, 19.10% with the manufacturing and industrial sector, and 75.16% with the commercial and service sectors.

Due to its geographical location, the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez is a strategic point of the Puebla Panama Plan since the establishment of the Tuxtla Mechanism and Concertation Dialogue, agreed upon by the Heads of State and Government of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama after the initial round of meetings at the Mesoamerican Poliforum in 2001.

Between 2004 and 2008, it was the consecutive venue for the international event Expo Orgánicos, held at the Mesoamerican Poliforum, attended by then-President Vicente Fox and other Central American presidents. The event was assisted by the Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior (Bancomext). Several companies from 70 countries attended, mainly American, Canadian, Japanese, Italian, French and German, who did business with exporting companies from Chiapas and the rest of Mexico. Also organizers of SDR. The Mexican magazine El Inversionista published in its October 2006 issue that Tuxtla Gutiérrez was one of the fifteen most suitable Mexican cities to live and invest in.

In 2010 Tuxtla hosted the International Conference on Fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals at the Local Level, local agendas for Human Development. A year later, the Conference on the Guiding Principles of the UN activity in Human Development was held, Tuxtla has also hosted the International Parliamentary Conference; and also as Sub-Headquarters of the International Summit of Adventure Tourism in the 2011.

Fashion tourism

Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the main headquarters of Casa Chiapas, an Institution that belongs to the Ministry of Tourism and is also headed by a Council of Entrepreneurs in the private Chiapas Haute Couture Initiative, whose The aim is to spread Chiapas and Tuxtleca fashion through stylized suits, from there Designers such as Francisco Mayorga (Known as Paco Mayorga), José Luis Alvarado, among others, stand out.

In the city, the Casa Chiapas Fashion Show is held every year, which exhibits fashionable outfits that combine the traditions of typical costumes with the highest fashion trends in the world. It should be noted that Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the distribution center for these suits in Mexico and the world; besides being the Casa Chiapas very visited by national and foreign tourists and even locals and citizens.

Places of Interest

Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the cradle of an important but little-known pre-Hispanic civilization: The Zoques. The sites of interest are the path that the Mayans traced centuries ago and an invitation to rediscover the journey, history and legend. Among the attractions that the city has, the following stand out:

Sump Canyon

It is a narrow canyon product of a deep geological fault, located 5 km from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, capital of the state of Chiapas, Mexico, it is the natural division of the city with the municipality of Chiapa de Corzo. This canyon has a cliff whose height goes a little more than 1,000 m above the water level and rises above the bed of the Grijalva river, which has a depth of more than 250 meters.

The geological fault opened approximately twelve million years ago in the Sierra Norte of Chiapas. It is among the most spectacular in America, with walls that rise more than 1,300 meters from the depth of the gorge, where the waters of the Grijalva River run through the states of Chiapas and Tabasco and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. At its southern mouth, the canyon begins in Chiapa de Corzo, and flows into the artificial reservoir of the Manuel Moreno Torres hydroelectric dam, popularly known as the "Chicoasén" dam. The relevance of the Sumidero Canyon is such that it is part of the Shield of Chiapas. You can visit the Sumidero Canyon by land or by river.

The gradients of light and heat on the walls and ledges, and the abundant runoffs favored several microclimates that are observed in the vegetation and fauna at different heights, while in the depths dotted with calcareous walls of whimsical shapes, greens and the bromeliads are red, 1,000 meters above there are pines and oaks. On the less lit slopes with gentle slopes, there are ceibas, ocotes and ramones where the spider monkey and hocopheisan take refuge, safe from the prowling crocodiles. The jaguars and other cats that inhabited these places have been displaced by the human presence. Not so numerous varieties of birds that still have plenty of space to keep at a distance such as hawks, ducks, herons, pelicans and on a lucky day, the occasional harpy eagle. Its jungle is medium, low, there are holm oaks and grasslands, here the Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), the Anteater (Tamandua mexicana), the Pheasant (Crax rubra), crocodiles among other species such as alligators and some types of catfish have their habitat.

Due to its unique beauty and historical importance, the icon of Chiapas was nominated to be one of the "7 New Natural Wonders," being the only representative of Mexico in this international contest.

Sumidero Canyon Viewpoints

To appreciate the beauty of the Sumidero Canyon, there are five viewpoints that in their ascending form are: La Ceiba, La Coyota, El Tepehuaje, El Roblar and Los Chiapa. The last viewpoint (Los Chiapa) is at the highest point and has a restaurant serving typical food and drinks.

Marimba Park

Quiosco del Parque de la Marimba

The International Marimba Garden Park bears the name of the characteristic instrument of the state of Chiapas: the marimba. Built in 1993 and inaugurated by the then governor Elmar Setzer Marseille, in order to be a meeting place for families. It stands out for the colonial type benches, the lighting and the central kiosk, thus evoking the era of the early 20th century. In it, live musical auditions are held with marimbas from the different municipalities of the state.

It is a park to listen to marimba music every night. Both locals and tourists come to this place to listen and dance, you can visit the Museo de la Marimba, it is a representative place of the city as well as a point of reference, in the area surrounding the park there are various cafes, restaurants and bars.

Copoya and Christ of Chiapas

Christ of Copoya, also known as the Christ of Chiapasconsidered as the highest monument to Christ in the world.

Copoya is a town within the municipality of Tuxtla Gutiérrez located 15 minutes from the center of the city, which can be reached by land going up to 838 meters above sea level. towards a mountainous elevation called "Meseta de Copoya".

It is a community considered one of the few points that keep the Zoque traditions alive, root of the central region of the state. In this town you can walk through the tourist corridor, where you can taste the Zoque Tuxtleca gastronomy or eat in the cafeterias.

On the edge of the plateau, towards the center of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, is the Christ of Chiapas (Cristo de Copoya), a large cross-shaped monument that is visible from almost anywhere in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. It is a large cross with the silhouette of Jesus Christ in the center, considered the highest monument to Christ in the world.

Miguel Álvarez del Toro Zoo (ZooMAT)

ZooMAT bears the name of Miguel Álvarez del Toro, the naturalist who gave it the spirit that made this a different zoo. It began its activities in 1942 and in 1980 its facilities were moved to "El Zapotal", an ecological reserve populated by different species of Zapote, trees well known for their fleshy, sweet and fragrant fruits. The natural environment was perfect for everyone: the visitor travels a 2.5 km circuit while closely observing an interesting sample of wildlife in adequate living conditions, which are reflected in their behavior and habits that remain practically natural; other species, such as the Saraguatos Monkeys, are in complete freedom.

Central Park

The Central Park is the heart of the city, whose large esplanade is shared by the main public buildings of the State: the Government Palace, the Federal Palace and the Municipal Palace. It also has a flagpole in its central part.

The Central Park, a space for events of historical significance for Tuxtla Gutiérrez, has undergone various modifications since 1570, when it was born as a grassy field, passing through the old buildings of the early 20th century and having the last great transformation in the decade from the eighties. Today its floor has been covered with quarry and volcanic stone.

St. Mark's Cathedral

San Marcos Cathedral in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.

It owes its name to the fact that the cult dedicated to San Marcos Evangelista was established in the town of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. It was built in the second half of the 16th century and has undergone transformations over the centuries. Its tower houses 48 bells that on the hour sing a peaceful melody, at which time the figures of the 12 apostles parade on a carillon on its front façade, a characteristic that elevates it as one of the most valuable in Mexico.

In the 80's, like Central Park, it underwent a great transformation. The apse is the only thing that remains from the colonial era, the current façade and the only tower, refer us in some way to Chiapas colonial architecture.

Walkway of Illustrious Persons.

It is a pedestrian road, formerly known as the Road of illustrious men; It is one of the oldest and most traditional for walks in the capital. It is adorned by a thick forest and on its sides are the bronze busts of various men of the Mexican Revolution. It has an approximate extension of 250 meters. Walking along the road from west to east we find the Botanical Garden and the Botanical Museum “Dr. Faustino Miranda”, continuing to the east is the Regional Museum of Anthropology and History and almost in front of it the Eliseo Palacios Aguilera Museum of Paleontology, the end of the road leads us to the Emilio Rabasa City Theater.

Viewpoints of the City

In Tuxtla Gutiérrez there are 2 viewpoints of the city: The "Los Amorosos" viewpoint, and The "Cristo de Copoya" viewpoint both are well-known tourist sites.

In the viewpoints you can find sale of Chiapas sweets to the gastronomy of Chiapas

• Copoya Viewer: A tour that starts at the Copoya viewpoint, located on the south east side of the city just 20 minutes from the center, from this place you will appreciate a complete panoramic view of Tuxtla Gutiérrez and has a coffee shop and regional food restaurant. It is located south of the city.

• Mirador "Los Amorosos": Called by the poem by the chiapaneco Jaime Sabines. It is located north of the city.

Morelos Bicentennial Park.

Park specially designed for family life, it has green areas, fountains, various games, and cafeterias.

At the bottom of the south side rises a staircase on the hill of "La Lomita", which culminates with the Monument to the Annexation of Chiapas to Mexico.

On the north side of this park, is the Parque de la Juventud, which is a small park that has a cafeteria and spaces to have lunch outdoors.

On the northwest side, is the Palace of Culture, which is the headquarters of the Rectory of the University of Sciences and Arts of Chiapas (UNICACH), one of the most important public universities in the state.

On the northeast side is the monolith to the naval heroes.

Joyo Mayu Park

It is named after a local flower, "Joyo Mayu" It means flower of May in the Zoque language. It is an extensive recreational park located northeast of Tuxtla Gutiérrez next to the "Caña Hueca" sports park, ideal for picnics and events of various kinds. This park has cafeterias, tables and palapas, courts, bicycles, and a lake with services to rent boats. Something that stands out in this park is its countless trees that make it the ideal place for recreation and rest.

Caña Hueca Sports Park

The “Caña Hueca” park is an extensive green area located in the northeast of Tuxtla Gutiérrez and next to the “Joyo Mayu” park. The purpose of the park is sports, but Tuxtleca families use it for recreational and family purposes due to the extension and natural environment of the place, since the "Sabinal" river runs through the park, which gives it a country appearance with countless of trees and vegetation. This center has cafeteria areas, basketball courts, dirt soccer fields, grass soccer fields, a fast soccer field, a tennis court, a fronton-tennis court, a running track that surrounds the entire park, and equipment for do exercise. In addition, various kinds of events are held in this park.

Children's Coexistence Center

It is a children's park with mechanical games, open-air theater and various attractions, located in the former facilities of the Tuxtla Gutiérrez ZOOMAT Zoo, next to the Emilio Rabasa City Theater and the Museums of Paleontology, Anthropology and History. Currently remodeled, it also integrates the "Jaime Sabines Planetarium".

Jaime Sabines Gutiérrez Planetarium

The Tuxtla Planetarium "Jaime Sabines", within the architectural ensemble of the Children's Coexistence Center, offers astronomical-themed projections with the highest imaging technology in Mexico and Latin America. It also has an observatory where use of telescopes is offered.

This is the third planetarium in the state; the others are located in Tapachula and Comitán. All have been created by the Government of Chiapas, promoted by it and by the Council of Science and Technology (Cocytech), thus promoting technological development and science, particularly astronomical knowledge.

Chiapas Museum of Science and Technology (MUCH)

The Chiapas Museum of Science and Technology (MUCH), is located within the facilities of the Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation of the State of Chiapas. It is characterized by interactive spaces in which children and adults put their creativity into practice. Here you will find an extensive selection of the most modern scientific advances, whose purpose is to make technology and its operation known.

On the Sbeel Dinosaurs trail you can enjoy 11 animatronic dinosaurs with sound and movement, a velociraptor egg nest, the simulation of the Chichonal Volcano (erupting), and at the end the T-Rex head in the souvenir shop..

Museum of the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Former Municipal Palace of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Today City Museum

The Museum of the City of Tuxtla Gutiérrez is a cultural space that seeks to disseminate the customs, traditions, way of life and history of the Tuxtlecos. The purpose of the Museum is to present the various cultural manifestations and the historical development of the city from its foundation to the present. It is also a space that promotes and disseminates the different contemporary artistic and creative expressions of the capital of Chiapas.

Chiapasionate Park

A place to live with the family together with nature. Located on the eastern side of the city, next to the Plaza Ámbar Fashion Mall. At night it has a play of lights, where the main attraction is the Monument to the Marimba.

Mesoamerican Polyforum and Convention Center

The work of the architect Abraham Zabludovsky, it has four rooms and seven rooms for conventions, equipped with all the necessary services.

The Polyforum has a capacity for 3,875 spectators, a venue with state-of-the-art technology, an automated audio and lighting system, and a pneumatic system that allows seats to be removed for basketball, fast soccer, and boxing shows. Place of exceptional architecture, considered unique in the Mexican southeast. It offers in its Convention Center a large lobby of 1150 m² for exhibitions, followed by a multipurpose room with capacity for 1500 people, its restaurant has one of the most complete kitchens in the country. The convention center has a large hall, which can be sectioned offering projection facilities and simultaneous translation. On the second level there are two more rooms and a fully equipped auditorium.

"Faustino Miranda" Botanical Garden

The "Faustino Miranda" It was created in the 50s to preserve and expose the regional flora. It is located about 50 meters from the Emilio Rabasa theater, on the Calzada de los Hombres Ilustres, where the native vegetation of the region is exposed, as well as information regarding it.

Museum of Crafts

It bears this name since it is the place where Chiapas handicrafts are sold. It is intended for the exhibition and sale of state crafts. It has an interesting Ethnographic Museum that shows scenes of the different ethnic groups of the entity. Before the fire, it was a prestigious museum.

Infrastructure

Roads

Tuxtla Gutiérrez is connected to the rest of the country by means of a network of free federal highways and also by a highway that shortens the journey to distant cities such as Mexico City, whose journey now takes an average of twelve hours, four hours less than what would be done by the federal network. A toll highway connects Tuxtla Gutiérrez with San Cristóbal de las Casas, starts in Chiapa de Corzo and shortens the journey to 45 minutes between these two cities. Two other free highways connect Tuxtla with Suchiapa and the Fraylesca region; and with Chiapa de Corzo, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Comitán and the border with Guatemala.

According to data from the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT), in the year 2000 the city had a road network of 54.25 km made up mainly of the rural network of the SCT (28.75 km), the network of the State Road Commission of Chiapas (13.20 km) and rural roads built by other Mexican public institutions (12.30 km). The city's highway network represents 1.60% of the economic region I Metropolitan.

In the city there are still no railway lines of any kind, hence the cost of freight is higher.

Transportation

Public transport

The existing means of public transport in Tuxtla Gutiérrez are:

• Collective Transport System: It is composed of more than 3000 vans, which run through various routes across the city. It is the most used public transport system.
• Taxis: Free and site.
• From platform: Formed by transport service providers using platforms such as Uber and Didi.

Tuxtla Gutiérrez Transfer Terminal

Also known as "Central Camionera de Los Ancianos" due to its location in front of the Mercado de Los Ancianos. Previously it was also known as the "Tuxtla Gutiérrez Short-Haul Terminal".

This terminal is mainly home to transport companies that provide intermediate and economy class services to destinations located in the interior of the state, by means of buses and vans.

South Central Bus Station

In this terminal located a few meters from the Transfer Terminal of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, transport companies that provide intermediate and economy class services by means of buses are concentrated.

The following lines operate at this terminal: Cristóbal Colón, Rápidos del Sur (RS), AEXA Light, Segunda Clase (SC), Autobuses del Valle de Cintalapa (AVC), as well as Freight and Tickets (FyPSA).

ADO Bus Terminal

ADO Bus Terminal in Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Also known as "OCC Terminal" or "La Colón". In it you can take bus services of all classes belonging to the ADO Mobility group.

This terminal shares a parking lot and is connected to Plaza Las Américas, which makes it the most used terminal for trips to destinations outside the state.

The brands ADO, ADO GL, ADO Platino, Cristóbal Colón, Ómnibus Cristóbal Colón (OCC), Rápidos del Sur (RS), Transportes Regionales de Tabasco (TRT), as well as Autotur operate in this terminal. It has destinations to the most important cities in the state, Mexico City and various locations in the Mexican Republic.

AEXA Bus Terminal

AEXA Bus Terminal in Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Autobuses Expreso Azul, also known as AEXA, is a company from Chiapas that has routes to the most important cities in the state with buses of all kinds.

AEXA, AEXA Gran Expreso, AEXA Light, Segunda Clase (SC), Titanium and TLA Titanium lines operate in this terminal.

International Airport "Ángel Albino Corzo" from Tuxtla Gutierrez

Angel Albino Corzo International Airport in the Metropolitan Zone of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

The Tuxtla International Airport is located 34 km from the city center, in the neighboring municipality of Chiapa de Corzo. It is the busiest airport in the southwest of the country, and in 2014 930,000 passengers were transported. The airport infrastructure comprises 700 hectares and 3 platforms. It has national destinations to: Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Cancun, Tijuana and Mérida by the country's main airlines, as well as an international destination to Guatemala City.

In the past, the main airports were the Llano San Juan Airport (closed) and the Military Air Base No. 6 (formerly Francisco Sarabia National Airport).

Housing and public services

In the year 2000, 100,270 inhabited private homes were registered in the city, of which 73.36% are owned by its inhabitants and 26.28% are not owned by the city. On average, each house in the city was occupied by 4.25 inhabitants. The predominant materials on the floors of the houses were: 9.23% earth and 66.05% cement and firm. The predominant materials in the walls were: 84.83% partition and 4.18% wood. The predominant materials in the roof were: 14.37% asbestos sheet and 70.65% concrete. 98.10% of the homes had electricity, 78.74% had piped water and 94.43% had drainage.

Since 1982, the operating agency of the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, supplies the population with water from a water treatment plant that is supplied by the Santo Domingo river, in the municipality of Chiapa de Corzo, which endows it with of 1.5 cubic meters per second, and supplies more than 400,000 inhabitants. Since September 2007, it has also been supplied by a second water treatment plant, located on the banks of the Grijalva River. A plant that is modular, modern and functional. Among the efficient characteristics of this plant is that it can be expanded to increase its capacity according to the needs of the operating system. As now, this supply of 3 m³/s allows it to provide the service to more than 800,000 inhabitants. Since its inauguration, the city has had a daily water supply of 4.5 m³/s. These improvements in the supply of drinking water to the city ensure its growth without the distressing problem of lack of it.

Sports

Tuxtla Gutiérrez has sports infrastructure to host events of national stature. During the first decade of this century, Tuxtla has hosted different events, championships, cups, and sports games.

In 2005 the National Olympics were held, with the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez as the main venue, an event that was inaugurated at the Samuel León Brindis Stadium.

It has been the Mexican sub-venue for the qualifying rounds for the 2006 Germany Soccer World Cup and the 2010 South Africa Soccer World Cup.

In 2007, the city also hosted the venues for the Central American Roller Skating Championship, the International Volleyball Cup, and alternate venue for the Athletics Championship and the Open Chess Tournament.

On October 12, 2008, the Chiapas Autodrome was inaugurated, which in its initial phase consists of an oval of 1200 meters for car competitions of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The NASCAR Corona Series, the most important motoring series in the country, was in charge of inaugurating the property, with an event that attracted more than 15,000 spectators. In 2013, this venue opened its doors with the 2013 NASCAR Toyota Series Championship., already renamed as the Super Ovalo Chiapas.

Until 2008, Tuxtla Gutiérrez was the venue for the start of the Pan-American Race, however, it will be in 2014 when the request is made for the reincorporation of the city as the Historic Venue for the start of this Race.

Chiapas hosted the II National Indigenous Sports Meeting, and the School Sports Games, both in 2009.

In 2010 it hosted the 2010 FINA High Diving World Championship, of the Nauticopa Corona, both in the Cañón del Sumidero National Park, not forgetting that every year it hosts the Cañón del Sumidero International Marathon. Sink.

In 2011 the Central American Women's Boxing Tournament was held at the Poliforum Mesoamericano, it was also the venue for the "Azteca" Hosted by a major Mexican television network, its main venue was the "Jorge Cuesy Serrano'' Metropolitan Arena, now called ''Arena Universitaria''

The Jorge Cuesy Serrano Metropolitan Arena is a multi-use arena located in the city. It was named in honor of Jorge Cuesy Serrano, who was director of the Sports Institute in the Government of Chiapas and died on July 17, 2011. It was inaugurated on May 21, 2011, it has a capacity for 2,500 spectators, although for different events., its capacity can be expanded to exceed approximately 3000 spectators. It is used for sporting events such as wrestling, boxing, gymnastics, as well as for concerts and government events.

Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the final site of the "Chiapas" International Cycling Tour, an event that brings together professional cyclists from all over the world; this tour has been considered the most important in the Central American Region. The event was suspended in 2013 due to the government austerity program in Chiapas.

Every year the "Tuxtla Gutiérrez Half Marathon", renamed in 2013 as the "Chiapas Half Marathon, is held on the Central Avenue of the city, besides being the start of the "State Crusade for Sports" held at the Caña-Hueca Recreational Park, an event held at the beginning of 2013.

In 2014 it will host the CentroBasket U15 Championship of the International Basketball Federation, and the VII National Urban Cycling Congress promoted by BiciRedMx.

In 2015, the remodeling of Parque del Oriente was completed, which has top-level sports facilities, in addition to the construction of Ciudad Universitaria - Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, which includes the construction of an outdoor swimming pool Free, Sports complexes and the Construction of a Modern Olympic stadium, the project is expected to conclude with the celebrations of the Half-Century of Foundation of said university.

In 2016, the Chiapas forum or charro canvas was inaugurated, which is used for charrería competitions, in which the LXXII congress and national charro Chiapas 2016 championship took place. The Chiapas forum has become one of the stages with more capacity throughout Chiapas.

Facilities	Sports
Victor Manuel Reyna Stadium	Football, Track and Field
ISSTECH Dome	Swimming, Water Polo, Sync Nado, Clavados
Polyforum Mesoamerican	Basketball, Box and Volleyball
Stadium of Municipal Baseball	Baseball
Villa Deportiva del INDEPORTE	Basketball, Basketball, Peas Lifting, Volleyball, Track, Strawberry
Metropolitan Arena "Jorge Cuesy"	Boxing, Fighting, Judo, Karate, Taekwondo, Basketball and Volleyball
Sports Center "Caña Hueca"	Futboll, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Racket, Cycling, Triathlon and Modern Pentathlon
Tennis High Performance Sports Center "Chiapas"	Ten
Stadium "Samuél León Brindis"	American Futboll, Softball and Rugby
Auditorium "Efraín Fernández Castillejos"	Basketball, Volleyball and Badminton
ISSTECH Dome"	Taekwondo, Karate, Gimnasia and Gimasia Ritmica
Stadium "Flor del Sospo"	Football, Softboll
ISSTECH Sports Unit Open Sky"	Cycling in Pista
Sumidero Canyon Natural Park""	Cycling Route and Mountain Cycling
Boleclipse"	Boliche
Noquis Park"	BMX Cycling
"Authorm Chiapas""	Car Racing, NASCAR Series and Sports Events

Culture

The main cultural center is the Jaime Sabines, in that building there is also the Central Public Library of the State (consisting of libraries, newspaper library, music library, video library, cyber room) and the General and Historical Archive of the State of Chiapas; as well as an auditorium, bookstore, artistic gallery and artistic instruction rooms. Other public libraries are those of the: State Congress of Chiapas, University of Sciences and Arts of Chiapas and the Autonomous University of Chiapas.

Cultural Events

The city has two theaters, the Emilio Rabasa City Theater and the Mesoamerican Poliforum, the latter located in front of the Chiapas Convention Center. It is a tradition that every year the stellar presentation of the Chiapas State Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Choir is carried out, to perform their presentations according to the season. The only theatrical works originating in Tuxtla Gutiérrez that are of local significance and are staged a few days a year are the comedies Welcome Count Dracula, Don Camilo, El tenorio chiapaneco and the opera buffa Marimba arrecha. These works were made by Dolores Montoya Calguera and rescue the traditional Chiapas idiosyncrasy, which has almost disappeared, and include in their dialogues some recent trivialities mentioned by the media, they also satirize Mexican officials and politicians, but especially Chiapas.

Festivities

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, despite being a city that has grown over the years, still preserves some traditions that, for the most part, come from its zoque beginnings; Among them are:

International Festival of Marimbists

It addresses technical, academic and interpretative aspects of the marimba, in addition to teaching its tradition, execution, sonority and forms of traditional grouping. Since its first broadcast, in 1999, it has brought together renowned marimbists from countries on five continents. Within the framework of the festival, the National Marimbists Competition, the State Marimbas Competition and, since 2011, the Latin American Marimbists Meeting, are held. The program includes master classes, conferences and artistic presentations.

Chiapas Fair

Opening of the Chiapas Fair in Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

See Chiapas Fair

The Chiapas Fair is a fair held annually in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico. Bullfights, horse races, motocross, sports and cultural events, sale of handicrafts, agricultural, livestock, industrial, commercial, tourist and games exhibitions take place. Previously, it was held in commemoration of the Virgin of Guadalupe having this celebration 182 years and the Chiapas Fair 30 years (In 1980 it became the First Great Regional Fair of Chiapas, whose name became the Chiapas Fair).

San Roque Festival

In the month of August, the celebration of one of the most revered saints by the Zoques begins. This celebration takes place in what is now called the Metropolitan Parish of San Roque and San Bartolomé Apóstol, in the San Roque neighborhood, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Tuxtla Gutiérrez and which preserves many of its traditions.

This celebration begins with the annunciation a few weeks before and, at dawn on August 16 (Saint Roch of Montpellier Day), the figure of that saint is taken out of the parish to tour the main streets of the Barrio de San rock. This celebration has a dance and a special dress of the zoques, which is mixed with the Christian creed.

In recent years, given the growth of the city, many of the traditions of that neighborhood have been lost; However, a large part of them have been rescued thanks to the intervention of families, government institutions, organizations and people dedicated to culture, among which the one headed by the arts teacher Carmen Palacios Velázquez stands out.

During this celebration, every year, the largest Jícara de Pozol in the world is made on the esplanade of that neighborhood.

Señor del Cerrito Festival

The Barrio del Cerrito fiesta is an ancient, purely Zoque tradition, and no one from outside the Zoque culture is allowed to enter. Also, taking pictures is prohibited.

It should be noted that the El Cerrito neighborhood, like the San Roque neighborhood, are located in the center of this metropolis and both preserve a large part of their traditions.

Las Copoyitas Festival

The Zoque festival of the three virgins of Copoya is a mixture of a pagan celebration with Christian rites.

Celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe

Another tradition is the celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe, whose history goes back more than 180 years. Later, the Guadalupe Fair became what is now known as the Chiapas Fair, although the Virgin is still celebrated every 12 December in his church located in the heart of the capital.

Customs

Onomastic coronations and birthdays, chance cure, sanctification to San Judas Tadeo, craving cure, eye cure, fright cure, pilgrimage of the Lord of Esquipulas, festival of the last tile, the Zoque wedding, Easter fritters, Christmas flakes, tamales with jocote de la Santa Cruz, watermelon quebrada on Palm Saturday, tejocotes and pumpkin compote on Day of the Dead.

Gastronomy

There are many typical dishes; many of them have been culturally inherited through the generations, both Zoque recipes, ways of preparation or condiments or that even go back to Mexica, Nahuatl and Mayan cultures. Some of these are: nugget with beef jerky, chipilín soup, chipilín with bolita, baked pig, beans with chipilín and pork with chirmol, pork rinds with patashete and egg in pipián, zispolá and pux-xaxé. The typical corn snacks are the tuxtleca tostada and the totopo. Some typical drinks are: chia water, tascalate, tashiagual, pinole and pozol. Some typical sweets are: puxinú, cupapé sweet, jocote sweet, cooked yumí, chilacayote sweet, marshmallow with peanuts, figs, jocote and tanned nanche, nutmeg and pumpkin compote.

Tamales

Tuxtla has a very extensive range of tamales, many of them cultural heritage from many centuries of history. Some of them are: chipilín, juacané, pux-xaxé, picte, toro pinto, cuchunuc, milpa leaf, holy grass, vegetables, beans, mole and chambray among others.

Music

The most representative musical instrument of Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the marimba. There are ensembles made up of marimbas of two sizes: the "large" of eight octaves, and the marimba "requinto" of 5 octaves. Drums are often added to these ensembles as percussive accompaniment. Another existing ensemble is the "Marimba Orchestra", in which, in addition to including marimbas, various metals such as saxophones and trumpets are included. Both ensembles play regional sounds such as "El alcarabán" and "The Boar"; Furthermore, thanks to the versatility of the marimba, other national and international musical styles such as danzón, cumbia and pasodoble have been incorporated.

The Chiapas

Representative melody of the state (or the second anthem). With lyrics and music by the composer and pianist Juan Arozamena Sánchez (1899-1926); who is said to have been inspired by hearing the Hermanos Gómez Quartet play the marimba. In 1924 Las Chiapanecas were performed for the first time by the Hermanos Gómez Quartet and sung by Lupita Rivas Cacho; in Havana, Cuba. It arrived in Mexico and premiered in Mérida, Yucatán. In 1930 it was performed at the Emilio Rabasa Theater in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. The song achieved such success that it was included in films such as Al son de la marimba and La mujer sin lágrimas. Achieving in this way cross borders and be in the public domain.

Sustainable urbanism

Tuxtla Gutiérrez is a city of opportunities that, immersed in modernity, preserves various traditional aspects, such as pagan-religious festivities and rituals, legends, and vernacular architecture. The capital of Chiapas is within the most dynamic group of cities in the south-southeast region, due to its offer of employment, goods and services, among others. In the last eight years, significant efforts have been made in the areas of drinking water, drainage, sewerage, public lighting, parks, gardens, sports facilities, and road infrastructure, among others.

Due to its geographical characteristics, level of urban and economic development, as well as the concentration of a large number of state and municipal agencies in its territory, Tuxtla Gutiérrez is a city with a great productive vocation in the service sector. However, many businesses already established in their territory are not regularized, because there is a poor culture of complying with municipal regulations; In addition to this condition, users point out that the procedures are bureaucratic and that the staff that attends do not have the capacity to provide a good service.

City of the future

In 2011, the British newspaper The Financial Times revealed that Tuxtla Gutiérrez was among the eight cities worldwide that have characteristics to be considered cities of the future. The study by the publication FDI Intelligence considered a database of the investment intelligence division of the magazine -in 450 cities in North and South America- evaluating six categories: Economic Potential, Human Resources, Cost- Benefit, Quality of Life, Infrastructure and Friendly Environment for business; placing Tuxtla Gutiérrez as a possible city and City of the Future worldwide. In 2013 Tuxtla Gutiérrez ranked seventh in Cities of the Future in America, surpassing cities such as Querétaro, Mérida and Saltillo.

International relations

Sister Cities

The city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez is twinned with the following cities around the world:

Agreements

Consulates and international agencies

Tuxtla Gutiérrez currently houses Honorary Consulates and International Agencies that seek the economic development of the area.

Consulates

Country	Type
Guatemala	Honorary
United States	Honorary
Spain	Honorary
France	Honorary

International Agencies

Organization	Office
United Nations	United Nations Development Programme
United Nations	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
United Nations	United Nations Children ' s Fund
United Nations	United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime
International Organization for Migration	International Organization for Migration in Mexico
Embassy of Spain in Mexico	Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation
	Mexican Section of the International Commission on Limits and Waters between Mexico and Guatemala, and between Mexico and Belize