Discover El Portillo in Mexico
El Portillo in the region of Chiapas is a town located in Mexico - some 406 mi or ( 653 km ) South-East of Mexico City , the country's capital .
Local time in El Portillo is now 02:38 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Villahermosa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, San Ricardo, San Isidro, and Potrero de Cintalapa. When in this area, you might want to check out Villahermosa . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Portillo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 16.81 -93.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
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.
Located at 16.84 -93.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 31 km away
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