A San Cristobal church

San Cristobal

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December 8th 2005
San Cristobal is another typical Mexican town, all churches and squares. It was religious week when we were there and the town was alive with processions, floats and fireworks to celebrate the occasion. People were just letting bangers off in the middle of the crowd, so much for Latin American safety standards! Whilst there we took the opportunity to sample Cactus for dinner and actually quit ... 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