What is Soconusco?
[[Image:Soconusco.png|thumb|Soconusco Region, Chiapas State]] '''Soconusco''' is a [[region]] of the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[state]] of [[Chiapas]]. It is in the most southern part of the state. It borders the [[Guatemala|Republic of Guatemala]] on the southeast, the regions [[Costa]], [[Sierra]] and [[Fraylesca of Chiapas]] on the east and north, and the shore of the [[Pacific Ocean]] on the southwest. It is a region of rich lowlands and foothills. The [[economics|economic]] center of Soconusco is [[Tapachula]]. The name comes from the [[Nahuatl]] word ''xoconostle'', meaning the [[fruit]] of the [[prickly pear cactus]]. It was, under the Mexican [[culture]], the farthest region of trade. The area provided [[jaguar]] [[pelt]]s, [[cacao]], and [[quetzal]] [[feather]]s for the ruling classes in the [[Aztec]] capital of [[Tenochtitlan]]. The Soconusco region is the main [[coffee]]-producing region in Chiapas. It has many [[plantation]]s farther inland in the foothills of the [[Sierra Madre del Sur]]. {{Regions of North America}} [[Category:Chiapas]] {{North-America-stub}}