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Don´t Wear a Red T-shirt when the Tzotzils are Antagonsing Bulls in the Middle of the Village Plaza

February 16th 2008
It seems like common sense in hindsight not to wear a red t-shirt to a small village of indigenous Tzotzil people when the locals are going to be antagonising bulls in middle of the village plaze. I'd been warned in advance that there would be drunk locals riding bulls in the village of San Juan Chamula as part of the final day of the 5 day carnival in the Catholic calendar that immediately prece ... read more
North America » Mexico » Chiapas » San Cristobal de las Casas

Mexican Flag 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
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