Sights in Comitán
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Casa Museo Dr Belisario Domínguez
Casa Museo Dr Belisario Domínguez is the family home of Comitán’s biggest hero and the site of his medical practice. It provides (in Spanish) fascinating insights into the state of medicine and the life of the professional classes in early-20th-century Chiapas (with a reconstruction of the onsite pharmacy), as well as the heroic tale of Domínguez’ political career, ending in his assassination.
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Museo Arqueológico de Comitán
The Museo Arqueológico de Comitán displays artifacts from the area’s many archaeological sites. The misshapen pre-Hispanic skulls on display – deliberately ‘beautified’ by squeezing infants’ heads between boards – make you wonder what kind of thoughts would have taken shape inside such distorted brains.
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Museo de Arte Hermila Domínguez de Castellanos
The Museo de Arte Hermila Domínguez de Castellanos is a neat little modern art museum, with work by prominent Mexican artists, including José Luis Cuevas and Arnulfo Mendoza, as well as good temporary shows.
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Centro Cultural Rosario Castellanos
The former monastic buildings next door to Iglesia de Santo Domingo are now the Centro Cultural Rosario Castellanos, which has a pretty wood-pillared patio featuring a mural on local history.
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Iglesia de Santo Domingo
On the plaza, the Iglesia de Santo Domingo dates back to the 16th and 17th centuries, and sports unusual and handsome blind arcading on its tower.
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