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El Cairo Destination Guide

Touring El Cairo in Mexico

El Cairo in the region of Chiapas is located in Mexico - some 418 mi or ( 672 km ) South-East of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

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Time in El Cairo is now 11:37 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Villahermosa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, San Fernando, Oaxaca, and Xalapa. Being here already, consider visiting Villahermosa . Check out our recommendations for El Cairo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1995 Chiapas earthquake

The 1995 Chiapas earthquake occurred on October 20, 1995 at 20:38 local time . The epicenter was located in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, near Tuxtla Gutiérrez. It had a magnitude of Mw 7.1, or ML 6.5. Building damage was reported. Around 70 people were reported injured. In Tuxtla Gutiérrez, telephone and electricity services were momentarily interrupted. This earthquake could be felt strongly in Mexico City and in many parts of southern Mexico.

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Located at 16.84 -93.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1995 earthquakes, Earthquakes in Mexico

Sima de las Cotorras

Sima de las Cotorras, Spanish for Sinkhole of Parrots, is a giant circular sinkhole in the karst plateau of the Mexican state of Chiapas. It measures 160 metres in diameter and 140 metres in depth, and is noted for the thousands of green parakeets inhabiting the trees at its bottom and the ancient paintings on its cliff wall 70 metres underground.

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Located at 16.81 -93.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Geography of Chiapas, Limestone caves, Sinkholes of Mexico, Southern Mexico

XECOPA-AM

XECOPA (La Voz de los Vientos – "The Voice of the Winds") is an indigenous community radio station that broadcasts in Spanish, Zoque and Tzotzil from Copainalá, in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is run by the Cultural Indigenist Broadcasting System (SRCI) of the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (CDI). XECOPA is located in MexicoXECOPAXECOPA Transmitter: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:17|04|N|93|12|W||| | |name= }}

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Located at 17.07 -93.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Community radio stations in Mexico, Radio stations in Chiapas