Procesion de Santo Tomas Apostol en Oxchuc, Chiapas. · Maribel2912, CC BY-SA 3.0

Oxchuc, Chis. Centro 2 - panoramio · jose pinacho, CC BY-SA 3.0

Oxchuc, Chis. Centro 1 - panoramio · jose pinacho, CC BY-SA 3.0

Palacio municipal en Oxchuc, Chiapas · jose pinacho, CC BY-SA 3.0

Oxchuc, Chis. Centro-330° - panoramio · jose pinacho, CC BY-SA 3.0

Chipe trepador - panoramio · panza-rayada, CC BY-SA 3.0

Oxchuc, Mexico

Oxchuc is a town of 6,675 people in Chiapas, Mexico, founded in 1528.

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Population6,675 GeoNames

RegionChiapas

Elevation2,006 m 6,581 ft

Founded1528

Time zoneAmerica/Mexico City

Nearest airportComitan National Airport (CJT) 75 km

Why visit Oxchuc

Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.

About Oxchuc

Oxchuc (Tzeltal: Oxchujk') is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.

From the Wikipedia article Oxchuc (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museums and landmarks1

Museo Manuel K'ulub

Museum

47 Avenida Central Norte, Oxchuc

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Map of Oxchuc

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Getting there and nearby towns

Comitan National Airport (CJT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 75 km away.

El Retiro 2 km northwest, about 2 min by car
Tzopilja 6 km southeast, about 6 min by car
Cruztón 6 km north, about 6 min by car
Tzunún 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
La Independencia 7 km south, about 7 min by car
San Cristóbal de las Casas 32 km west, about 32 min by car
Comitán 65 km south, about 1 h by car
Chiapa de Corzo 72 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Tuxtla 82 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Palenque 89 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text

Photo credits

Procesion de Santo Tomas Apostol en Oxchuc, Chiapas., Maribel2912, CC BY-SA 3.0
Oxchuc, Chis. Centro 2 - panoramio, jose pinacho, CC BY-SA 3.0
Oxchuc, Chis. Centro 1 - panoramio, jose pinacho, CC BY-SA 3.0
Palacio municipal en Oxchuc, Chiapas, jose pinacho, CC BY-SA 3.0
Oxchuc, Chis. Centro-330° - panoramio, jose pinacho, CC BY-SA 3.0
Chipe trepador - panoramio, panza-rayada, CC BY-SA 3.0

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