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Tuxtla
City and municipality in Chiapas, Mexico

Tuxtla

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, or Tuxtla, is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican southeastern state of Chiapas.

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It is the seat of the municipality of the same name, which is the most developed and populous in the state. A busy government, commercial and services-oriented city, Tuxtla had one of the fastest-growing rates in Mexico between 1974 and 2014. Unlike many other areas in Chiapas, it is not a major tourist attraction, but a transportation hub for tourists coming into the state, with a large airport and a bus terminal.

Get in

Getting to Tuxtla

  1. 01
    Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport
  2. 02
    Terminal ADO OCC

    Boulevard Antonio Parente Algarin (east of Plaza Sol).

  3. 03
    Terminal de Transferencia de Tuxtla Gutiérrez

    Avenida 9a Sur Oriente (south of Mercado de los Ancianos).

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Miradores Cañón del Sumidero
  2. 02
    ZooMat

    A spacious zoo which hosts only animals that can be found in the region naturally.

  3. 03
    Parque Central

    The city's central plaza, surrounded by the cathedral, state government buildings, and some cheap food options that stay open late.

  4. 04
    Parque de la Marimba

    A lively alameda-style park where they have regular marimba concerts.

  5. 05
    Museo de la Marimba

    Museum of the Marimba, right beside the Parque de la Marimba.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Convivencia Infantil
  2. 02
    Alberca Reserva Cerro Hueco

    Calle Marcelino Álvarez 420 (next to the Science and Tech Museum).

Eat

Where to eat

Mole — A type of sauce from the south. Ordering a 'mole' will normally get you chicken and rice smothered in this sauce, sometimes tortillas are served underneath, sometimes they're given separate. All these are in the city center:

  1. 01
    Hostal

    Straightforward hostel with a dining terrace.

  2. 02
    El Pozol

    Calle Tercera Ote.

  3. 03
    Restaurante Candilejas

    Sexta Pte.

  4. 04
    Gorditas Don Rafita

    Av 1a.

  5. 05
    Fonda El Jardín Los Chilaquiles

    Calle Segunda Pte.

How locals move

Getting around Tuxtla the local way

  • Get inYou can take a taxi or mototaxi from there to the main town, a few kilometers south.

From Wikivoyage: Chiapa de Corzo, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: BZUR (CC BY 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.