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 Cacahoatán, 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: Tapachula Downtown 8ª. Avenida Norte.

Schedule: Martes a Domingo De 9:00 a 18:00 Hrs. Costo de Entrada $ 31.00

Recomendations: Uso de cámara de video, sin iluminación artificial ni triple. Entrada Libre Domingos y días festivos. Adultos y mayores con credencial INSEN Estudiantes y profesores mexicanos con credencial. Niños Menores de 13 años.