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Tuxtla, along with the state of Chiapas, became part of Mexico by popular vote on September 14, 1824. Tuxtla was officially renamed as Tuxtla Gutiérrez on May 31, 1848 by governor Fernando Nicolás Maldonado to honor Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez, a former governor of Chiapas that promoted the state's annexation to Mexico. [6]
The Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro (ZOOMAT) is a Mexican zoo located in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. It was founded in 1942 as Zoológico de Tuxtla Gutiérrez. It was renamed after its director Miguel Alvarez del Toro and relocated in 1981. Currently, it is located in a nature reserve known as El Zapotal.
On the proposal of General Bernardo A. Z. Palafox, interim Governor of the State of Chiapas and Chairman of the Organising Board of Guadalupe Fair in Tuxtla Gutierrez, was included in the program of celebrations of the Virgen de Guadalupe the "Union Day of Chiapas" which included a special civic and literary program for each of the Departments ...
The Museo Regional de Antropología e Historia (Regional Museum of Anthropology and History) is the largest museum in Tuxtla Gutiérrez and one of the most important of its kind in Mexico. [1] The director is Miguel Ángel Riva Palacio. [2] The building was constructed in modern style between 1979 and 1982, and the museum inaugurated in 1984.
Located within the Tuxtla Gutiérrez Metropolitan area, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the city center, the Air Force Base is situated at an elevation of 1,490 metres (4,890 ft) above sea level, it features one asphalt-surfaced runway, designated 14/32, measuring 2,500 metres (8,202 ft), and an apron with parking positions for narrow-body aircraft and helipads.
While Boca del Cielo attracts significant numbers of national and international tourists, most of its visitors are from Chiapas, especially the state capital of Tuxtla Gutierrez, which means it gets crowded on weekends and prices are higher than further south on the state's coast.