Soconusco
Mexico
Through 54 connections spanning 2192 places and 11 topics, Soconusco traces its reach across history, government, nature, and cuisine. A narrow coastal strip in southern Mexico, the region fell under the Real Audiencia of Guatemala in 1543 and later became known for arabica coffee grown near the Guatemalan border. Tapachula, its capital, serves as a key trade port between Mexico and Central America. Spain, Guatemala, and Chiapas each share many connections with Soconusco.
Real Audiencia of Guatemala
Connects Soconusco to: Mosquito Coast | Heredia, Costa Rica
Coffee production in Mexico
Volcán Tacaná
Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj
Connects Soconusco to: Nahualá, Guatemala | Quetzaltenango Department | San Juan La Laguna, Guatemala | Olintepeque, Guatemala
staple food
Connects Soconusco to: Guatemala | Nicaragua | Southern Leyte, Philippines | Ikorodu, Nigeria | Sagkeeng First Nation
Tapachula
Connects Soconusco to: Spain | Mexico | San Juan, Philippines | Guatemala | Chiapas
Mam people
Connects Soconusco to: Tapachula, Mexico | Huehuetenango, Guatemala | Huehuetenango Department | San Marcos Department | El Tumbador, Guatemala
Sierra Madre de Chiapas
Connects Soconusco to: Chiapas | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | Mapastepec, Mexico | Quetzaltenango Department | Totonicapán Department
Cuisine of Chiapas
Connects Soconusco to: Mexico City, Mexico | San Juan, Philippines | Oaxaca | Chiapas | Michoacán
El Ostional
Connects Soconusco to: Barcelona, Spain | San Juan, Philippines | Granada, Spain | Costa Rica | Nicaragua
Spanish conquest of Chiapas
Connects Soconusco to: Spain | Mexico | Santiago, Chile | Guatemala | Yucatán
Manuel José Arce
Connects Soconusco to: United States | Spain | San Francisco, California | Mexico | Cuba