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 to park the van, and walked to find a hotel. The first half dozen or so hotels were fully booked until mid-January and we started to become a bit nervous. In the end we found a room at Posada Tepeyac located a short walk to the pedestrian walkways, parks, markets, restaurants, churches and museums. San Cristobal was everything we expected; beautiful, clean, friendly, and
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