Blogs from Chiapas, Mexico, North America - page 10

We spent two nights at a hotel which is basically in the jungle. The room is a wooden hut and I have had the pleasure of finding a huge spider and mouse in my room, not nice. Although the spider bugged me more than the mouse did. One of the highlights of sleeping in a wooden hut is seeing and hearing monkeys outside my room. The monkeys make a loud jaguar sound which is to do with their territory. After an 8 hour bus journey from Merida to Palenque the day before and a restless night sleep with the monkeys and creepy crawlies, we had to get up early to see the Mayan ruins of Palenque. It was great to be able to walk up and down the ruins as you’re not allowed to do this ... read more

I fell in love with this place. In fact, if in a moment in my life I decide to quit to everythimg, I would choose San Cristobal to spend at least 3 moths. This is a multicultural city: indigenous, mexicans, american, european. Everybody is here. You can find from the cheapest places to eat, to the most expensive. What to do: To get lost in all those small streets, going from store to store, restaurants, museums, or only spending time in downtown listening to the Marimba music. Marimba is an special and typical music in Chiapas. Around San Cristóbal, you cand find Zincantan and San Juan Chamula. Very small indiginous communities, with particular religious traditions: kind of mix between catholicism and maya. Quite interesting. (It is forbidden to take pictures inside theses churches)... read more

THURSDAY (1-24-13): We are up pretty early so we can walk to the central area for breakfast. We go to a place I had walked by several times. We both have eggs Mexican style - yummy. We buy another pound of coffee and return to the room for our adventure to the villages Zinacantan & San Juan Chamula. Both of these places have large indigenous populations and are relatively secluded from outdoor life. We first went to a very small village called Zinacantán the village is supported by growing flowers. You enter and can’t help but feel that you have stepped back in time. After going to the church, we had the opportunity to speak with some women who sold beautiful handwoven pieces. They showed us how a backstrap loom works, and then Teresa and I ... read more

SATURDAY (1-19-13): We arrived in to Tuxtla on time (8:00 pm) and the airport was almost empty. The 50 people on our plane were the only people in immigration. 30 minutes after arrival we had hit the ATM machine, had a pocket full of pesos and were in our taxi on our way to Chiap de Corzo. On the way, our driver told me that the city was a little bit crazy so he may not be able to get into the central area and we may have to walk a bit. I was less than excited about this idea given that it was dark, the city will be full of people partying and we have all of our stuff! When we arrive he was right, the road into the downtown area is closed and a ... read more

Para el tercer dia leí por recomendaciones de aqui y de una persona que conocimos durante el viaje, que lo mejor no era tomar tour, sino el camión que nos podía llevar a Palenque. Este lo tomamos por ADO a un precio de $135 pesos (10 dlls) y se hace aproximadamente 5 horas, con una escala de 15 min en Comitán. La recomendación es la misma: no vayas y vuelvas en un dia, acabaras teniendo una muy cansada experiencia, debido a que el viaje es muy cansado. Y aunque algunas vans son comodas, lo mejor es el camión =P.... read more