A beautiful rug in the textile museum

San Cristóbal de las Casas

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November 3rd 2014
We had a long trip from Antigua to San Cristóbal de las Casas in the Chiapas region of Mexico. We were picked up in Antigua about 4:45am and finally arrived around 6pm after having to change shuttle twice and cross the border into Mexico. San Cristóbal was a really nice city but a little colder than we were used to as it is at 2,000m above sea level. We had two days in San Cristóbal which Ga ... 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