Puerto Chapas, Mexico

Puerto Chapas, Mexico      Sun, February 15, 2026

The Island Princess maneuvered into the tiny bay. 

The port had a huge grass thatched high roof talapa building with multiple businesses inside for tourist to peruse. This building was a replica of the structures of the Mayan Culture. It was quite a sight!

This area is full of Mayan ruins.

We purchased a $25 ticket to ride an air-conditioned shuttle into the city of Tapachula, about a 40 minute ride.

Tapachula has grown a lot since 1826.

Tapachula was a large city. Upon arriving we crossed the city square where we were greeted by a energetic Mexican band playing fabulous lively music. 

What a colorful dancer!

We entered the Soconusco Archeological Museum seeing a local artist, Pura Rosario.

Kathy, our daughter, may find her painting interesting with the birds nesting in a lady's hair. It is unusual.

 A display of Mexican xylophones, Marimbas, was interesting. It told about their development.

Larry and I entered the San Augustine Church

  

We walked through the huge San Sebastian Farmers Market that had everything that you can you imagine for sale. 

We went into the City Hall, a very modern building to see

the colored stained glass windows showing the tree of life 

and the Mayan civilization.

A large painting of sights in the area graced the City Hall walls on the second floor.

 When we arrived back at the port, we enjoyed listening to lively Mexican music and 

 a nice lunch outside the huge Mayan talapa. 

We walked over to a second Mayan building and the swimming pool that was put in for the cruisers to enjoy. The sunny day had turned to a cloudy overcast day so we pulled up a lounge chair to relax by this pool and just take in the sights and sounds of the area. We had another remarkable day of exploring a new corner in our big beautiful world.