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San Cristobal Las Casas-Chiapas,Mexico
Tournament Invades Marcos Land!!!
Twelve teams participated in the first annual tournament of
Peace. 7 Mens teams and 5 women's, some traveled as far as 26 hours on a Bus to
participate.
This area of the country was invaded by rebel leader Marcos in
1995, Today however the Military has a strong presence in this community that rests at
6,000 feet in-between Mountains, less than 50 miles from Guatemala. The temperature barely
reaches 80F and is cool at night into the low 50's.
Everything is extremely inexpensive, cab rides are $2, 5 Star hotels are $40,
Beer is $1.5,Night Clubs are open to 6am, and the women are extremely attractive(muy
guapa).The Airport only has one flight a day an is only one year old.
Tournament director Laura Gabriella Reyes Muzo is to be commended
for her hard work of a truly successful tournament.Muchos gracias to all.
JZ
Chiapas is located on the south end of Mexico, it is
bounded on the east by Guatemala, on the north by Tabasco, on the west by Veracruz and
Oaxaca, and to the southeast by the Pacific Ocean.
Chiapas has a territorial extension of 4,415 km2 (1,704 mile2), and occupy the eighth
place on Mexico. It has 260 km of littoral, facing it coast there is an exclusive economic
zone of 87.984 km2 (33,970 mile2).
The Chiapas name come from the Nahuatl compound word "CHIA" and "APAN"
(in the river), that is to say "Chia river".
In this majestic state you can find all that is offered by the nature, cut through by
plentiful rivers, hills and volcanoes, and impenetrable jungles. It has hundreds of lakes,
waterfalls, as well as an exceptional flora and fauna.
To the enumerated list we have to add the petroleum, since, on this state is produced a
third part of the crude oil that is extracted in Mexico.
Chiapas also produce precious woods as the Mahogany and the Rosewood, that are used to
make good quality furnitures and beautiful carvings.
The water of the huge dams Malpaso, Angostura and Chicoasen, is here accumulated in dozen
of rivers and lagoons.
Here we only mention some of the Chiapas wonders, but visit them can take several weeks,
so we recommend the visitor to choose in advance the places you want to visit, depending
on available time and interest. Any way, a trip along these places will be an
unforgettable and enriching experience.
The prevailing climate is the tropical Sudanese and the rainy mild with rainfalls in
summer. The north area of the central valley of Chiapas is dry; and the south area is
humid. It average temperature is of 20º C., and the extreme maxim is 40º C., and extreme
minimum is 0º C.
San Cristobal de las Casas is a Colonial City and was
the capital of the State is characterized because of its dry and cold climate.
Among its main attractions are:
The Cathedral, the Santo Domingo Temple an Ex-Convent, where embroideries and beautiful
handicrafts are made
The La Caridad and San Nicolas Temples
The Del Carmen Church
The Municipal Palace
The Na-Bolom Center created for attracting scientific and students from all over the
world, interested in learning about the Mayan culture and
The San Cristobal Market
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