Comitán de Dominguez

The pre-Hispanic name of Comitán was Balún Canán, which means: “Place of the nine stars”. The old town was founded in a swamp by a large group of indigenous Tzeltals. In 1486 it was subdued by the Aztecs who named it Comitán, from the Nahuatl komitl-tlán and which means: “Place of fevers”. In 1556, the missionary Diego Tinoco moved the population of Comitán along with a large group of Tojolabal Indians, to the current location; in 1625 it was renamed "Santo Domingo de Comitán" and on September 3, 1915, the surname Domínguez was added, in memory of the Mexican doctor and politician, Belisario Domínguez Palencia. Endearing land, pride of all Chiapas, which constitutes the expression of a promising Chiapas, of respect, work and peace.

Considered the cradle of independence, it is the heart of the tourist region of Los Llanos; recognized for its traditional architecture of houses with roofs and neoclassical touches. The city of Rosario Castellanos grew thanks to the haciendas and became one of the main cities of the colonial province. Walking through its streets is to return to a colorful past, as it is a city full of testimonies of centuries of history; who visits it will be able to approach the great sites of comiteca personality. Also worth mentioning, as a mandatory point to visit, is the famous neighborhood of the 7 corners, where many samples of traditional Comiteca culture are preserved and whose setting is framed by the beautiful Temple of San Caralampio.

Flavors, climates, flowery patios, luminous horizons next to Mayan temples and magnificent colonial churches, are the elements that make Comitán and its region, the old plains of colonial geography and an area that accounts for, in a short extension, the natural diversity and cultural complexity of Chiapas.