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Days 9 to 10 San Christobal de las Casas

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December 12th 2008
Day 9 We got the 8am bus from Palenque to San Christobal & we arrived at 4pm. On the way we could see the tree line change from tropical Ceibas & Cyprus's to cold climate conifers as we rose through the Lacondon Cloud Forest. We got a glimpse of 2 Zapatistas in the forest, they were in uniform & had bandanas on covering their identity. In 1994 the Zapatistas staged there rebellion here, this wa ... 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