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Yalten Destination Guide

Discover Yalten in Mexico

Yalten in the region of Chiapas is a town located in Mexico - some 450 mi or ( 724 km ) South-East of Mexico City , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Yalten

Local time in Yalten is now 04:27 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Zinacantan, Villahermosa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Soyalo, and Ixtapa. When in this area, you might want to check out Zinacantan . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Yalten ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Dia de Todos los Santos

6:39 min by Tom Karakowski
Views: 12257 Rating: 4.50

10 of 11. Tour of El Romerillo, San Juan Chamula & Zinacantan in Chiapas, Mexico. Guided by Alex at www.cieloytierratours.com on 11/1/11 (Dia de Todos los Santos). An amazing experience ..

Ancient ruins Jtrail's photos around Palanque, Mexico (ancient ruins in mexico)

2:05 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 162 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Jtrail's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Palanque, Mexico ..


Ixtapa beach Luebero's photos around Ixtapa, Mexico (is ixtapa mexico a nice place)

0:57 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 121 Rating: 0.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Chamula

For the wasp genus, see Chamula (wasp) Chamula —  Municipality  — Skyline of Chamula Chamula is located in MexicoChamulaChamula Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:16|47|N|92|41|W|type:city(55600)_region:MX|| | |name= }} Country 22x20px Mexico State Chiapas Population (2005)  • Total 55,600 San Juan Chamula is a municipio (municipality) and township in the Mexican state of Chiapas, with over 50,000 inhabitants.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.78 -92.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Chiapas, Populated places in Chiapas

Zinacantán

San Lorenzo Zinacantán is a municipio (municipality) in the southern part of the Central Chiapas highlands in the Mexican state of Chiapas. About 98% of its population are Tzotzil Maya, an indigenous people with linguistic and cultural ties to other highland Maya peoples. Zinacantán literally means "land of bats" and comes from the Nahuatl language. People in Zinacantán speak Tzotzil and they call their own land "Sots'leb", that is, "land of bats" in their own language.

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Located at 16.75 -92.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Chiapas

Chiapa de Corzo (Mesoamerican site)

Chiapa de Corzo is an archaeological site of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, located in the Central Depression of Chiapas of present-day Mexico. It rose to prominence during the Middle Formative period, becoming a regional center or capital that controlled trade along the Grijalva River. By then, its public precinct had reached 18-20 ha in size, with total settlement approaching 70 ha.

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Located at 16.70 -93.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Chiapas, Former populated places in Mexico, Mesoamerican sites

Museo de la Laca and the Santo Domingo monastery

The former monastery of Santo Domingo/Museo de la Laca is located in the city of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico. The monastery with its church was built in the 16th century, with the monastery secularized later. The church retains its original function. The building with two courtyards was restored between 1999 and 2002 to become a community and cultural center, with the Museo de la Laca, founded in 1952, moved inside to take up much of the upper floor.

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Located at 16.71 -93.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Art museums and galleries in Mexico, Decorative arts museums in Mexico, Museums in Chiapas