ðə tˈaʊn wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks baɪ sˌiːˈeɪtʃˈɑːl mˈaɪɡɹənts fɹʌm nˈɔːɹðɚn tʃˈaɪəpəz ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɐ smˈɔːl nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv lˈækændən ænd tˈiːzˈɛltəl fˈæmɪliz.
The town was founded in 1976 by Ch’ol migrants from northern Chiapas along with a small number of Lacandon and Tzeltal families.