The Port Chiapas ( es, Puerto Chiapas) or Puerto Madero
is a
port
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in
Puerto de San Benito in the
Tapachula
Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez, simply known as Tapachula, is a city and municipality located in the far southeast of the state of Chiapas in Mexico, near the Guatemalan border and the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most important cities of ...
municipality of the
Soconusco
Soconusco is a region in the southwest corner of the state of Chiapas in Mexico along its border with Guatemala. It is a narrow strip of land wedged between the Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It is the southernmost par ...
region in the southern portion of the
Mexican state of
Chiapas. The port entrance lies about northwest of the mouth of the
Suchiate River which is the international boundary between Mexico and
Guatemala. Puerto de San Benito is connected by
Highway 225 to
Tapachula International Airport
Tapachula International Airport , ''Aeropuerto Internacional de Tapachula'', is an international airport located at Tapachula, Chiapas, is Mexico's southernmost airport. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Tapachula ...
and the city of
Tapachula
Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez, simply known as Tapachula, is a city and municipality located in the far southeast of the state of Chiapas in Mexico, near the Guatemalan border and the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most important cities of ...
. Since its opening in 1975 the port has been a small
fishing
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and
agricultural transport center.
[Chiapas improves port for economic development.]
/ref> Upgrades carried out in 2005 and since by the government have added facilities for cruise ship
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s and more heavy cargo. Governor Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía had put interest in the original rustic and old port, and later Governor Juan Sabines Guerrero has ordered development of the true port in the hopes it will attract business to Chiapas, the poorest state in Mexico.[ Ships of the ]Holland America Line
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Holland America Line was founded in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and from 1873 to 1989, it operate ...
, Regent Seven Seas Cruises
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Since September 2014, Regent Seven Seas Cruises has been a wholly owned subsidiary owned of Norwegian Cruis ...
, Norwegian Cruise Line and Oceania Cruises
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and Princess Cruise Line stop at Port Chiapas.
Cruise information
There is little of interest to the cruise passenger in the immediate vicinity of the port. There is a craft market as one leaves the dock, but the nearest town, Tapachula, is a few miles inland. Tours are available to Izapa
Izapa is a very large pre-Columbian archaeological site located in the Mexican state of Chiapas; it is best known for its occupation during the Late Formative period. The site is situated on the Izapa River, a tributary of the Suchiate River, ...
which is a very large pre-Columbian
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archaeological site with several carved Maya stelae
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and monuments. Volcán Tacaná dominates the port's eastern horizon and a number of ruins and biological reservations are accessible from it.
Gallery
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See also
* Puente Rodolfo Robles
References
Ports and harbours of Mexico
Buildings and structures in Chiapas
Transportation in Chiapas
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