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Municipality and city in Chiapas, Mexico
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Museo Arqueológico de Comitán
It houses a collection on pre-Hispanic culture in Los Altos de Chiapas, the heyday of Mayan culture, city-state trade routes, hunter-gatherer groups, archaeological heyday areas. It also has temporary exhibitions.
Historical house museum that includes a 19th-century pharmacy.
Contemporary art museum featuring a permanent collection of works by Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Toledo, José Luis Cuevas, Gunther Gerszo, José Guadalupe Posada and more. Also temporary exhibits and exhibits of local subjects and artists.
Literary museum dedicated to 20th century poet and novelist Rosario Castellanos Figuera. Castellanos achieved fame writing about feminist and gender issues. The museum has exhibits about Castellanos' life and her literary career. The museum also hosts workshops, temporary exhibitions and other events of interest to literary travelers.
Overview of Comitan, its history and its culture. Small museum with a local focus and attractive displays. Hosts workshops, lectures, and other events.
Zocalo
Lively town square with manicured topiary, shade trees, manicured flower beds, paved walkways with benches. Live music on some evenings. Shops and food at several surrounding businesses. Great place for people watching or to use as a central meeting point.
Strikingly beautiful church with a bright orange and red facade and a clean white interior with iconic statues (and a statue of a puma outside the church).
A quiet hotel a few minutes from the central park. Rooms surround a courtyard. Hot water and clean rooms named after flowers. Singles, double and triples available with or without private bathrooms at varying prices.
Nice, clean, comfortable room with TV and air conditioning. No smoking facility. Private parking available. On-site restaurant.
Well-maintained colonial style hotel with a garden, courtyard-style arrangement, large, comfortable rooms. Off-street parking available.
The town's main marketplace is the place to buy farm-fresh produce, dairy, meat and a bewildering array of homemade regional dishes at affordable prices.
You can find the hustle and bustle of authentic life in Comitan through its main market. You can observe the rich and colorful variety of fresh fruit, vegetables, different types of cheeses and meats. You will also see people from nearby municipals come to buy and trade here so it is not surprising to see different indigenous people and hear different languages spoken.
Upscale marketplace oriented toward on-site food with several kitchens surrounding a common dining area. Affordable prices and outstanding regional cuisine.
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