El Lagartero is a Mayan prehispanic archeological zone located in a group of jungle islands in the Lakes of Colón in Chiapas, Mexico. According to archeological investigations, the site developed between 300-1400 AD in the Mesoamerican Classic...
Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 124 municipalities as of September 2017 and its capital and largest city is Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Other...
This list of Maya sites is an alphabetical listing of a number of significant archaeological sites associated with the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. The peoples and cultures which comprised the Maya civilization spanned more than...
The Jakaltek (Jacaltec) language, also known as Jakalteko (Jacalteco) or Poptiʼ, is a Mayan language from the Q’anjob’alan-chujean branch spoken by the Jakaltek people in some municipalities in the state of Chiapas, Mexico and the municipality of...
This is a list of Mesoamerican pyramids or ceremonial structures. In most cases they are not true pyramids. There are hundreds of these in many different styles throughout Mexico and Central America.
El Parral is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, located approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the state capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
Rincón Chamula San Pedro is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, located approximately 54 kilometres (34 mi) north of the state capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Unlike the mestizo population of the surrounding towns, its population is mostly...
Fanny López Jiménez (born Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, 1970) is a Mexican archaeologist known for her excavations at Palenque, including the discovery of the Tomb of the Red Queen. López Jiménez studied archaeology at the National School of...
Honduras de la Sierra is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, located approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of the state capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Gazetted in 2019, it is the newest municipality in Chiapas.
Emiliano Zapata is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, located approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) southeast of the state capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.