El Cairo

El Cairo is a power station in Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas. El Cairo is situated nearby to the town Chiapa de Corzo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colonial fountain La Pila and Chiapa de Corzo.

Colonial fountain La Pila

Fountain

The La Pila fountain is a fountain located in the square of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas. It was constructed in 1562 in Moorish style, made of brick in the form of a diamond. Colonial fountain La Pila is situated 2½ km southeast of El Cairo.

Chiapa de Corzo

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Chiapa de Corzo is an archaeological site of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica located near the small town of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas. It rose to prominence around 700–500 BCE, during the Middle Formative period, becoming a regional center. Chiapa de Corzo is situated 4 km southeast of El Cairo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chiapa de Corzo and Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

Chiapa de Corzo

Town

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Chiapa de Corzo is a small city and municipality 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 some 15 km to the east of the state capital, Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Chiapa de Corzo is situated 3 km southeast of El Cairo.

Tuxtla Gutiérrez

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Tuxtla Gutiérrez, usually just called Tuxtla, is the capital of Chiapas, and a busy government, commercial and services-oriented city. It is not a tourist attraction, but normal Mexican city, also acting as a transportation hub for tourists coming into the state due to its major airport and a bus terminal.

El Cairo

Type: Power station
Category: industry
Location: Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Yucatán and the South, Mexico, North America
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Latitude

16.72637° or 16° 43′ 35″ north

Longitude

-93.03106° or 93° 1′ 52″ west

Elevation

405 metres (1,329 feet)

Open location code

7688PXG9+GH

GeoNames ID

9522097

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