Tabasco
Tabasco is a state in
Mexico. Its capital is
Villahermosa.
Tabasco is bordered by the Mexican states of
Veracruz to the west,
Chiapas to the south, and
Campeche to the north-east. To the east Tabasco borders with the
Petén department of
Guatemala, and to the north is the
Gulf of Mexico. Tabasco is in the northern half of the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Cities in Tabasco include:
Ciudad Pemex,
Cardenas,
Emiliano Zapata,
Macuspana,
San Miguel,
Tenosique, and
Tortuguero.
Tabasco is subdivided into 17
municipios (
municipalities) in 4 zones: The Chontalpa, the Center, the Sierra, and the River. See
Municipalities of Tabasco.
In Tabasco and
Veracruz, unlike the rest of Mexico, the accent is considered
Caribbean Spanish, partly due to the heavy
Cuban influence.
Some of its major rivers are the
Grijalva and the
Usumacinta, which run through the Tabasco Plain. The Tabasco plain is a coastal plain, with heavy rainfall, and covered in rainforest.
Tourist attractions include, along with many others, the
Olmec ruins of
La Venta, and the
Mayan ruins of
Comalcalco.
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Towns, cities, and postal codes in Tabasco (in Spanish)
