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The state of Chiapas has a colorful beauty that demands your attention, folkloric and ancestral towns, extravagant ecosystems with landscapes of blue rivers, green forests, and multicolored fauna as well as an extraordinarily rich culture.

At 75,634 km2, Chiapas is divided into 118 municipalities. This is the eighth largest state in the country and is divided into 9 geoeconomic regions: I Centro, II Altos, III Fronteriza, IV Frailesca, V Norte, VI Selva, VII Sierra, VIII Soconusco and IX Istmo Costa. Chiapas is bordered by the Pacific Ocean, the states of Tabasco, Oaxaca and Veracruz and the neighboring country of Guatemala.

The natural wealth of Chiapas is quite abundant. The Grijalava, Usumacinta, Lacantúm, and Jataté rivers, the Belisario Domínguez, Nezahualcóyotl, Peñitas and Chicoasén dams, along with the Montebello, Colón and Miramar lakes make this state one of the main producers of superficial water in the country (30% of Mexico’s total). Chiapas has ten hydraulic river basins, the Grijalava River being the most important. This river basin generates 15 thousand gigawatts an hour.

Chiapas has 37 protected areas in the state including the biosphere reserves of Montes Azules, La Sepultura, La Encrucijada, El Ocote and El Triunfo. These areas are considered to be the legacy of humanity. The main cities of the state are Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Tapachula, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Ocosingo, Comitán de Domínguez and Palenque.

To a large extent, the population of Chiapas is made up of indigenous people. A million of the inhabitants belong to at least one ethnic group and follow the religious, government and cultural practices of that group. The most prominent of these are the tseltales, tsotsiles, zoques and lacandones.

Commercially, Chiapas has grown considerably. This is reflected in their large shopping plazas, supermarkets and restaurant franchises. Their port, Puerto Madero, is a large industrial park that supports all types of commercial businesses, industry and fishing. World-class Chiapan coffee plantations produce 431 tons of the aromatic beans annually which represent 35% of total coffee production in Mexico. Chiapas is one of the largest producers and exporters of organic coffee in the world. Fishing, cattle ranching, petroleum extraction and tourism are also key pieces of the economy in the state.

But the most important characteristic of Chiapas is its hydroelectric complex with its four gigantic power stations, La Angostura, Malpaso, Peñitas and Chicoasén. Chicoasén is the fifth highest dam in the world.

Chiapas is a state rich in natural beauty, economic potential and cultural history, but its greatest treasure is its people. In Chiapas, you will find a world of natural diversity.