Chiapa de Corzo is a small city situated in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Chiapas. Located in the Grijalva River valley of the Chiapas highlands, Chiapa de Corzo lies 15km to the east of the state capital, Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

Sightseeing
The nearby Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site, also known as Chiapa de Corzo, shows evidence of continual occupation since the Early Formative period ( 400 BCE). The mounds and plazas at the Chiapa de Corzo archaeological site date to approximately 700 BCE with the temple and palace constructed during the Late Formative, perhaps 400 BCE to 200 CE. The oldest Mesoamerican Long Count calendar date yet discovered, December 36 BCE, was found on one of several monuments here. Chiapa de Corzo is also notable for a pottery shard containing what is likely Epi-Olmec script -- dated to as early as 300 BCE, this shard is thought to be the oldest instance of that writing system yet discovered.

Getting there
There are regular buses from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Chiapa de Corzo.