Benemérito de las Américas is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 979.2 km² and borders Guatemala. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,282, up from 14,446 as of 2005.As of 2010, the town of Benemérito de las Américas had a population of 7,259. Other than the town of Benemérito de las Américas, the municipality had 75 localities, the largest of which was: Flor de Cacao, classified as rural.