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450 years of
History and Tradition
Comitan, a window to
the world…..
 Beautiful
city built on a rocky hillside and
surrounded by country. It was
founded in 1556 by Pedro
Portocarrero. Its unique colonial
architectural style catches the
visitor’s attention. A prove of it
are the Church of Santo Domingo, the
Church of San Caralampio, the Church
of San Jose, the Church of San
Sebastian, the Doctor Belisario
Dominguez Museum and the Cultural
Centre “Rosario Castellanos”.
Comitan was first a Mayan city
called “Balun Canan” which means
“nine stars or guardians”. It was
renamed “Comitlan” that means “place
of potters in Nahuatl” when it was
under the Aztec control. Nowadays,
it is called Comitan de Dominguez as
honour to Belisario Dominguez
Palencia, doctor and politician who
was assassinated in 1913 for his
outspoken opposition to Huerta's
usurpation of the presidency.
Among all the tourist
attractions around Comitan are the
National Park “Lagunas de
Montebello”, the archaeological
zones of “Tenam Puente and
Chincultik”, the waterfalls of “El
Chiflon”, the “Santa Maria” museum
and hotel and the “Lagos de Colon”.
Comitan is 80 kilometres from the
Guatemalan border.
Comitan has developed
high quality tourism services,
making it an ideal destination to
spend some pleasant days exploring
this edge of the State of Chiapas.
Comitan's main plaza
(also known as the “parque
central”) is an attractive,
multi-level mix of benches, trees
and art sculptures;
 there
is also a fountain on west side of
it. Immediately off the main square
you’ll find the Church of Santo
Domingo, the Cultural Centre
“Rosario Castellanos”, the Doctor
Belisario Dominguez Museum, the
Junchavin Theatre, the “Portales”
around the main plaza with their
unique style and brown colour and
the Municipal buildings.
It’s worth to walk
around Comitan discovering and
enjoying the restaurants, churches,
small shops selling locally crafted
items and all the important tourist
places pointed above that all
together represent the exceptional
architectonic style of this city.
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Practical
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info@visitacomitan.com |
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Tourist Atractions
Rivers,
Lakes, Cenotes,
Waterfalls,
National Parks and Churchs
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Archeological Zones
Tenam
Puente,
Chinkultik
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Where to Eat
Restaurants, Cafes and Groceries
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Where to stay
Hotels,
Inns,
Lodging, Shacks |
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Night Life Night Clubs, Pubs |
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Handicrafts Plaza de las Artesanías Comitán
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Streetcar Tourist Streetcar "El Cositía"
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Travel Agency |
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