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Manuel Velazco Suarez Destination Guide

Discover Manuel Velazco Suarez in Mexico

Manuel Velazco Suarez in the region of Chiapas is a place located in Mexico - some 415 mi or ( 667 km ) South-East of Mexico City , the country's capital .

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Local time in Manuel Velazco Suarez is now 02:32 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yerba Santa, Villahermosa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, San Pablo, and San Luis. When in this area, you might want to check out Yerba Santa . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Manuel Velazco Suarez ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1995 Chiapas earthquake

The 1995 Chiapas earthquake occurred on October 20, 1995 at 20:38 local time . The epicenter was located in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, near Tuxtla Gutiérrez. It had a magnitude of Mw 7.1, or ML 6.5. Building damage was reported. Around 70 people were reported injured. In Tuxtla Gutiérrez, telephone and electricity services were momentarily interrupted. This earthquake could be felt strongly in Mexico City and in many parts of southern Mexico.

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Located at 16.84 -93.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1995 earthquakes, Earthquakes in Mexico

Sima de las Cotorras

Sima de las Cotorras, Spanish for Sinkhole of Parrots, is a giant circular sinkhole in the karst plateau of the Mexican state of Chiapas. It measures 160 metres in diameter and 140 metres in depth, and is noted for the thousands of green parakeets inhabiting the trees at its bottom and the ancient paintings on its cliff wall 70 metres underground.

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Located at 16.81 -93.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Geography of Chiapas, Limestone caves, Sinkholes of Mexico, Southern Mexico

XECOPA-AM

XECOPA (La Voz de los Vientos – "The Voice of the Winds") is an indigenous community radio station that broadcasts in Spanish, Zoque and Tzotzil from Copainalá, in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is run by the Cultural Indigenist Broadcasting System (SRCI) of the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (CDI). XECOPA is located in MexicoXECOPAXECOPA Transmitter: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:17|04|N|93|12|W||| | |name= }}

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Located at 17.07 -93.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Community radio stations in Mexico, Radio stations in Chiapas

Chiapas Bridge

The Chiapas Bridge (Puente Chiapas in Spanish) is a steel bridge over a kilometer in length which spans the Nezahualcoyotl or Malpaso Dam in northern Chiapas, Mexico. Construction of the bridge began in 2002 and finished fourteen months later, voted the best infrastructure project in Mexico in 2004. The bridge and the highway it is part of cuts driving time from Mexico City to the state capital by 3.5 hours and makes the rural area in northern Chiapas more accessible and open to ecotourism.

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Located at 17.14 -93.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 32 km away
Tags: 2003 in Mexico, Bridges completed in 2003, Bridges in Mexico, Buildings and structures in Chiapas, Transportation in Chiapas