Woman on her wedding day

San Cristóbal de las Casas

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January 28th 2009
San Cristobal de las Casas is one of our favourite cities so far. It is surrounded by mountains, has a great city centre with standard colonial architecture, and has lots of shops and good restaurants. It also has a great artisan's market. Most of the things we have seen for sale in the Yucutan and elsewhere were actually made in the Chiapas (this state), and we therefore waited to buy these th ... 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