Dusty road into town

Day 10 - San Cristobal, horse riding to San Juan de Chamula

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December 14th 2005
Today we went on a horse riding trip to the village of San Juan de Chamula which is famous for it's church which combines Catholic and Mayan practices. We got up at 9am for a quick trip in a collectivo out of town to the stables. We went on the trip with 3 Italian guys who spoke a bizarre mix of Spanish and Italian all day, except to myself who didn't understand a word anyway. We rode for ab ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas » San Cristobal de las Casas

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more