Las Margaritas, Mexico
Las Margaritas is a town of 20,786 people in Chiapas, Mexico, founded in 1800.
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About Las Margaritas
Las Margaritas is a city, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The municipal seat is located some 25 km to the northeast of Comitán de Domínguez, while the municipality extends to the east as far as the border with Guatemala. Part of the Lagunas de Montebello National Park is in the municipality's territory.
From the Wikipedia article Las Margaritas, Chiapas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The municipality was created and the settlement given the status of a pueblo (village) on 9 December 1871, by Governor José Pantaleón Domínguez. On 24 March 1981, under Governor Juan Sabines Gutiérrez, the municipal seat was given city (ciudad) status.
In January 1994 it was one of the cities seized by the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) during their uprising. The village of La Realidad, headquarters of the EZLN military command, is located in the municipality.
From the History section of Las Margaritas, Chiapas on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Comitan National Airport (CJT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- Espíritu Santo 2 km northeast, about 2 min by car
- El Campamento 3 km southeast, about 3 min by car
- Yalcoc 3 km north, about 3 min by car
- San José las Palmas 4 km northwest, about 4 min by car
- El Encanto 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- El Progreso 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Primero de Mayo 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
- Gabino Vázquez San Sebastián 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
- Comitán 18 km southwest, about 18 min by car
- San Cristóbal de las Casas 84 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
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