Frontera Comalapa, Mexico
Frontera Comalapa is a town of 18,704 people in Chiapas, Mexico, founded in 1600.
Why visit Frontera Comalapa
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 1 place to stay in and around town.
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About Frontera Comalapa
Frontera Comalapa is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 717.90 km2.
From the Wikipedia article Frontera Comalapa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
In March 2012, authorities discovered the remains of at least 167 people in a cave at a ranch in Frontera Comalapa. A subsequent investigation revealed the remains date back to the pre-Columbian era, between 700 and 1200. There were no obvious signs of violence, and officials believe the cave was previously used as a cemetery. A number of clay works were also recovered.
On January 8, 2021, Irán Mérida Matamoros, former municipal president (2008–2010), was arrested on charges of diversion of resources, criminal association and illegal exercise of public service. He was the eighth former municipal president of Chiapas arrested on similar charges. Less than two weeks later, on January 12, the current mayor, Oscar Armando Ramírez Aguilar, was tied to a tree for delivering a public works project in poor condition. A water tank was patched but continued to leak after the supposed repair.
From the History section of Frontera Comalapa on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Frontera Comalapa
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Getting there and nearby towns
Comitan National Airport (CJT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 58 km away.
- La Lima 1 km east, about 1 min by car
- Bellavista del Norte 2 km west, about 2 min by car
- El Triunfo de las Tres Maravillas 2 km southwest, about 2 min by car
- Agua Zarca 3 km south, about 3 min by car
- El Anonal 3 km northeast, about 3 min by car
- La Sabinada 4 km north, about 4 min by car
- Nueva Morelia 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Guadalupe Grijalva 5 km northwest, about 5 min by car
- Comitán 65 km north, about 1 h by car
- Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez 84 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- FronteraComalapaCenter, Algz 99, CC BY-SA 4.0
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