Chiapas
Chiapas, officially called the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the thirty-two federative entities that make up the United Mexican States. It is divided into 124 municipalities3 and its capital and most populous city is Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Other important cities in the state include Tapachula, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Comitán and Arriaga.
It is in the southwest region of the country, bordering to the north with Tabasco, to the east and southeast with the Guatemalan departments of Petén, Quiché, Huehuetenango and San Marcos, to the south with the Pacific Ocean, to the west with Oaxaca and to the northwest with Veracruz. With 5 217 908 inhabitants in 2015.4 it is the sixth most populous state, behind the State of Mexico, Veracruz, Jalisco, Puebla and Guanajuato. It was founded on September 14, 1824.5
Coordenadas 16°24′36″N 92°24′31″
Capital Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Superficie Puesto 10.º de 32
• Total 73 211 km²
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Textiles
Chiapanecan textiles represent one of the most important cultural and traditional attractions of our entity, as they have centuries of history and creativity worth admiring worldwide.
Traditionally these textiles are created using a waist loom, a pre-Hispanic technique where the artisan, through a methodical process of thread count, creates a piece of cloth of incredible beauty, due to its handmade process each work is unique.
Ámber
Chiapas is the only amber producer in Mexico and its people offered it as a tribute in pre-Hispanic times.
The hands of the artisan delve into the bowels of the earth around Simojovel, looking for amber, the resin that dates back approximately 40 million years ago and has been frozen for all that time. Then they work it and deliver it in the form of heart, drop, bird or tree, or in which the imagination invents.
Pottery
Chiapanec potters preserve the conception of shape, color, decorations and use as symbols of cultural identity.
Pottery is a trade extended by all regions of the State of Chiapas and is carried out both in indigenous and mestizo communities. The most commonly used technique is hand molding and open burning; in addition to the use of the lathe, molds and pastillage. It is common to use natural mud for the finished ones, even when the decorations with mineral envelopes, the burnishing and the sgraffing are used.
Gastronomy
Chiapas is a state with immense wealth in history, culture, nature, in ethnic groups, and could not be lacking in its cuisine. It is a state where you will be surprised every day to find wonders in every way. The typical food of the State is very diverse according to each region of the state. You will know each of the dishes that delight in the state.
Art Gallery
Chiapas is well known for its diversity in culture, in its nature, gastronomy, part of our platform is dedicated to promoting Chiapaneco art, and this time we bring together paintings and sculptures by different Chiapas artists, providing an extensive graphic work of each artist. In this project of the Art Gallery, we put at your disposal each one of the works with the purpose of supporting, disseminating and making known to each one of our Chiapanecos artists who receive and channel a strong inspiration from Chiapas.
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