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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
[http://www.chiapas.gob.mx/ Chiapas Portal (Spanish)]
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*[http://www.chiapas.gob.mx/ Chiapas Portal (Spanish)]
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*[http://www.colegiomexsur.edu.mx/english.html Chiapas Tourism]
  
 
[[category:Mexican States]]
 
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Revision as of 15:49, January 4, 2013

Chiapas is a state in southern Mexico; until 1821 it was part of Guatemala. Its capital city is Tuxtla Gutiérrez. The name derives from that of the Chiapa people.

In recent years Chiapas has seen a rise in conflicts, sometimes violent, between adherents various Christian denominations.

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