The name of this museum is that it is within the region called Soconusco, located in an interior portion of the Old Municipal Palace of Tapachula, built around 1925, the bulk of its museology is for materials recovered in Izapa, archaeological site near Tapachula. Over five rooms invites you various aspects of pre-Hispanic times. Includes aspects of other cultures in the region, as the very early Chantuto, Preclassic period Olmec ruins, several trails Cacahoat·n, sample Plumbate between the Classic and Postclassic and finally corresponding to the presence and dominance Mexican in the area during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Spanish rule, independence and further development of Soconusco, are also addressed in another room. Among the pieces that stand out are the Stela 25 and a skull with gold leaf and inlaid with turquoise.

Location
Located in the center of the City of Tapachula in the Old Palace of Government on the 8a. Avenida Norte

Schedule
Tuesday to Sunday From 9:00 to 18:00 Hrs.

Entry Fee $ 31.00

Recommended Using video camera, without artificial lighting or tripod.

Free admission Sundays and holidays. Adults and children with credential INSEN Students and teachers Mexican credential. Children under 13 years.