San Cristóbal de las Casas
A colonial city located 46 km along the Tuxtla Gutiérrez – San Cristóbal de Las Casas highway. As various visitors have said, San Cristóbal de Las Casas is one of the most romantic cities in the world, recognized as a Magical Town. A city whose richness lies in its ethnic diversity and colonial tradition, showcasing its architectural treasures in various buildings from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
The Jovel Valley offered the ideal setting, the temperate climate and the strategic location, for Diego de Mazariegos to found the Ciudad Real de Chiapa in 1528. In the present-day historic center of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, tiled roofs, flowering courtyards, corner balconies, baroque facades, neoclassical and Mudejar-style buildings, colorful handicrafts, exquisite cuisine, ceremonies, processions, popular festivals and ancient legends all converge.
Its construction followed a process similar to that of other colonial cities created in the New Spain territory. First, the main square was laid out, and around it the locations that the main buildings would occupy were designated. Around its square are the cathedral with its Central American-style baroque facade, the neoclassical city hall, the arcades, the church of San Nicolás, with the style that most identifies the colonial religious architecture of Chiapas, and the House of the Mermaid with its Plateresque-inspired 16th-century facade. Especially interesting is the ensemble formed by the Dominican convent and the temple of La Caridad, joined to the Cathedral and the Plaza 31 de Marzo by the northern Ecclesiastical walkway, the city's main monumental axis.
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