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Population2,156
GeoNames
RegionChiapas
Elevation120 m
394 ft
Time zoneAmerica/Mexico City
Nearest airportPalenque International Airport (PQM)
42 km
Why visit Río Chancalá
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.
Highlights include Chancalá.
Weather in Río Chancalá
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Museums and landmarks1
Chancalá
Monument and historic site · 4.4 km
Maya site in Chiapas, Mexico
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
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Map of Río Chancalá
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Getting there and nearby towns
Palenque International Airport (PQM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 42 km away.
- La Reforma de Ocampo 3 km southwest, about 3 min by car
- San Juan Chancalaíto 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- El Clavo 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Nuevo San Joaquín 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- San Martín Chamizal 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
- El Desierto 11 km north, about 11 min by car
- Hermenegildo Galeana 12 km west, about 12 min by car
- La Cascada 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Tenosique 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
- Palenque 37 km northwest, about 37 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- 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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Maler Researches in the Central Portion of the Usumatsintla Valley Plate III, Teobert Maler, Public domain
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