Blogs from San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, North America - page 12

We stepped off the bus and were shocked- it was freezing. People were wearing scarves and winter jackets. When we had got on the bus it was sweltering outside; we had climbed up the mountains and here we were in minus figures (well not quite but it felt like it). It was close to midnight and we had no reservation. Fortunately, the local hoteliers turned out for us and were in their element flicking through their A4 folders showing us their accommodations in which we could stay. As it was dark we didn't want to take any chances; we turned down a lift from a friendly Mexican (whose hostel we weren't staying at) and attempted to catch a taxi to Rossco Hostel, which was part of a group of hostels of which we had already stayed ... read more

Saturday 11th September What a miserable sleep we had. There were dog's barking all night and then chickens were at it on top of buses revving their engines tryng to get up the steep hills around us. Mind you breakfast consisted of scrambled eggs, black beans with tortillas and was fine and wholesome. The Freshly brewed coffee was so dreamy even jill had a cup and she never drinks coffee! The caffeine hit got us up that nightmarish steep hill in no time!! We stood there watching the morning hustle and bustle of locals getting picked up in chicken buses and pick up trucks at random. Its a free for all, if you have space in your truck its guaranteed someone will hop on. Sometimes 15 or 20 people would be hangin onto the back of ... read more

i woke up early this morning and didn't have time to eat before the tour of san juan chamula. the driver explained some of the history of the area and of the two main indigenous tribes. he wasn't happy with the fact that the girls are sometimes sold into marriage at a young age. most people aren't. the first stop was a graveyard. since there is not much space--or maybe because of tradition--each family's remains are placed on top of each other. the different colors of the crosses also indicate the general age of the deceased, ranging from white (infants) to brown (adults). next we went to the church of san juan chamula. it was explained that it's basically a mixture of catholicism and mayan traditions. it definitely tended towards the latter. at least i thought ... read more

Well well, the tickets were bought and the plans were made - I met my 2 good friends Rosa and Tin on their coordinated time off from work and school to hang out in Mexico! It was nice to see some familiar faces and we spent lots of time catching up over, what else, FOOD. Because if you know me, you search for the good sustenance. And so, our journey began in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas after more than 12 hour bus journeys on all of our parts (them from Cancun and me from Oaxaca). We spent 2 days exploring that fabulous town, and really San Cris. has some of the best food in Mexico that I've had. It was the first time really on this trip that I ate out in restaurants, but ... read more

Videos se trouvent sur un lien au milieu de photos. For videos use the link below with the next photos. Apres le carnaval de Veracruz et les 7 heures de bus, la fatigue commencait a se faire sentir. Le lundi 15 etait une journee vraiment tranquille meme si nous venions d’arriver a San cristobal de las casas, ville que nous avons visitee seulement mercredi soir. On avait envie de cuisiner nous meme pour faire une pause de tortillas et notre auberge de jeunesse nous le permettait… salade de riz et poulet roti, hmmm.. Le soir meme on a trouve un restaurant francais “Chez pierre” et on a pu savourer un delicieux magret de canard aux figues ainsi qu’un merlot argentin. Des tours etaient aussi organises par notre auberge de jeunesse, la recherche etait ainsi assez facile. ... read more