Tabasco

The territory of Tabasco is an eco-tourism paradise full of protected areas such as the Biosphere Reserve Pantanos de Centla (Centla Wetlands), the ecological reserves Cañón del Usumacinta, Cascadas de Reforma, Rio Playa, the Agua Blanca State Park or the Protected Area of Yum-ká

Adventure and nature sports can be practiced by visiting the caves of Coconá and Cuesta Chica or by rafting the fast rivers of the state. One of them, the Grijalva, was named after the Spanish captain who came to this land in 1518. According to this theory, the river was originally called Tabasco.

The word Tabasco has been the subject of intense debate among linguists. According to the historian Manuel Gil y Saenz it comes from the name of the native chief Tabscood, which means "we were deceived" or "we were judged" and was given perhaps alluding to the battle of Centla (1519) won by Hernán Cortés, who received 20 women from the chief as a tribute, one of them, the famous Malinche.

The most widely researched architectural complex and the smallest of the site, the ceremonial precinct of the ancient Olmec city in Venta as well as the Mayan sites El Tortuguero, Comalcalco, Pomoná, San Claudio, Santa Elena, and very close to Guatemala, Moral Reforma are a must for culture lovers visiting Tabasco.