Unión Juárez, Mexico
Unión Juárez is a town of 2,635 people in Chiapas, Mexico, founded in 1867.
Why visit Unión Juárez
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails, 3 places to eat and 4 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Volcán Tacaná Biosphere Reserve.
Weather in Unión Juárez
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About Unión Juárez
Unión Juárez (Mam: TXalajte') is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. The majority of the population in the municipality is Mam people that preserves the Mam traditions and Mam language.
From the Wikipedia article Unión Juárez, Chiapas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Monumento Limítrofe Internacional 01 "Vértice de Muxball"
Monument and historic site · 2.4 km
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Volcán Tacaná Biosphere Reserve
Park · 0.8 km
Biosphere reserve in Mexico | designated in 2006
Restaurants and cafes3
Where to stay4
Map of Unión Juárez
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Getting there and nearby towns
Tapachula International Airport (TAP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 44 km away.
- Córdova Matasanos 1 km north, about 1 min by car
- Talquián 3 km north, about 3 min by car
- Santo Domingo 4 km southwest, about 4 min by car
- Trinidad 5 km southwest, about 5 min by car
- Once de Abril 7 km west, about 7 min by car
- San Jerónimo 7 km west, about 7 min by car
- Mixcum 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
- Bellavista 8 km west, about 8 min by car
- Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez 26 km southwest, about 26 min by car
- Ciudad Hidalgo 43 km south, about 43 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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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
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Volcan Tacana 2010-2, Eduardo Robles Pacheco, CC BY 2.0
- Schistocarpha eupatorioides 8980819, Fernando Bautista, CC BY 4.0
- Ilumina Mi Camino, Ricardo Espinosa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Saurauia yasicae 8131377, Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0
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