Chamula side church

Zinacantan & San Juan Chamula

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February 12th 2013
THURSDAY (1-24-13): We are up pretty early so we can walk to the central area for breakfast. We go to a place I had walked by several times. We both have eggs Mexican style - yummy. We buy another pound of coffee and return to the room for our adventure to the villages Zinacantan & San Juan Chamula. Both of these places have large indigenous populations and are relatively secluded from outdoor lif ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas » Zinacantan

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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