Temple San Cristobal

December 31st 2008
We arrived to San Cristobal on Saturday, December 27th. San Cristobal is an old colonial town situated in a high mountain valley in the Chiapas highlands. As an old colonial town, it is not the best place to try and maneuver a bus, least not in reverse. After all, the roads were built for horses (note the pics). We made our way to the historic center of town, found a place ... read more

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

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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Leila R Albert

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Many trips to Yucatan and Arizona. A bit of time in Crane Lake, Chiapas, Iceland, Ireland, Peru, New Orleans. Lived in Minnesota, California, Illinois, Texas, and Colorado. Now we call Wisconsin our home. We've been up and down the entire Midwest and visited some other states, too. We spent four months driving through Mexico and Central America. Then, five weeks traveling from the north to south of Peru. And then, a year later, four weeks more. Why? Well, why not! We've only just begun! Road trippin with the parents followed, but...forgot to blog; next time! We did ... full info

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