Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico uses America/Merida, currently CST (UTC-06:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Tapachula is a city in Mexico, home to around 353,700 people. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
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Tapachula lies in the far southeast of Chiapas on the Soconusco coastal plain, close to the Guatemalan border. It is a hot, low-lying commercial city, and the surrounding slopes of the Tacaná volcano are prime coffee country.
The coffee estates on the volcanic slopes above the city are the main regional draw, several of which receive visitors. The Izapa archaeological site, an important pre-Maya centre, lies on the road toward the border, and the coast and mangroves are a short drive south.
The centre is walkable and taxis and colectivos cover the city. Roads climb into the coffee country and run southeast to the border crossing.
The dry months from late autumn to spring are much the most comfortable. The wet season brings very heavy rain to this coast, and the whole year is hot and humid at this elevation.
Mexico uses the MXN, calling code +52.
Mexico uses the peso, and Spanish is the language, with Guatemalan currency and languages also encountered near the border. Greetings precede business, and cash is preferred outside the larger businesses.
