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RE: Guatemala - Palenque - Guatemala

by VANEPLAYA 11 May 2012

We will travel a loop this summer, in a sedan car, from Playa del Carmen into guate via San Cristobal and back out via Belize, I have…
RE: Chiapas recommendations

by mclarjh 07 May 2012

As a start, I would recommend you consider adding a day or two in both Ocosingo (halfway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Palenque)…
RE: Yaxchilan and Bonampak, plus Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello

by LiztheNYCer 25 April 2012

Hi there, I went to those three places last year - but not on the route you're considering. I did two separate day trips for Bonampak…
Re: Yaxchilan and Bonampak, plus Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello

by jaime_de_caleta 23 April 2012

Hola¡ I did that trip a few years ago it seemed safe then...there are many collectivo vans that go along the frontera carretara...you…
RE: Hotel recommendation

by mclarjh 28 March 2012

Can't help you with hotel recommendations, since my hotel (Posada Las Flores) in Comitan was only $6, but urge you to visit El Chiflon…
RE: ideas

by chefhagan 25 March 2012

So where is your final destination, Antigua (not exactly off the road)? My bad, I thought you wanted to go to Atitlan. You can go from…
ideas

by VANEPLAYA 18 March 2012

Hello all TT?ers :-) I have traveled to Guatemala many times, but in July We want to stop off somewhere different halfway between Comitan…
RE: Lagunas Miramar

by mclarjh 05 March 2012

Do you mean Laguna Miramar in Chiapas state? The biggest city nearby is San Cristobal de Las Casas, but the smaller cities of Comitan…
RE: San Cristobal de la Casas Chiapas hotels with parking?

by mclarjh 29 February 2012

+... maybe more oppotunities for bird watching+ I saw lots of nighthawks each evening above the central square in Comitan de Dominguez,…
RE: San Cristobal de las Casas

by mclarjh 19 February 2012

I checked online and got the following elevations: San Cristobal de Las Casas: 2200 m; Comitan: 1600 m; and Ocosingo: 1045 m. Assuming…
RE: misol-ha, chiapas

by mclarjh 23 January 2012

If you're traveling to San Cristobal de las Casas, consider a daytrip to El Chiflon, via Comitan. Easy to do without a guide, and a wonderfu…
Mexico, San Cristobal, Laguna Miramar, 26.-28. Feb, Couple looks for travel

by Alex_in_Mexico 03 January 2012

Hi there, we (Christina 25 and Alex 30) are in San Cristobal end of February and are going to do a guided tour to amazing *Laguna Miramar…
RE: cost of living - chiapas

by mclarjh 31 December 2011

For what it`s worth, I asked the driver of the colectivo I boarded this morning here in Comitan the cost of a room with kitchen, and he…
RE: cost of living - chiapas

by mclarjh 31 December 2011

Comitan is also much warmer than San Cristobal de Las Casas (which is why I came here today); about 4 C, I estimate, based upon difference…
RE: cost of living - chiapas

by heyduke 30 December 2011

Comitan is a nice town and much cheaper than SC. You can do it but you will be living on the cheap.
RE: Bus info please: Mexico city - San Cristobal de las casas

by james2187 17 November 2011

You have got the directions right, and, yes, there are several metro entrances in that corner of the Zocalo. You'll have no problem finding…
RE: Which way to Chiapas?

by njoy 29 October 2011

Okay, I've booked our flights to Mexico City, then Tuxtula Gutierrez by air and on to SC and then Comitán. Never been to Guatamala, though.…
RE: Which way to Chiapas?

by njoy 28 October 2011

heyduke, Comitan sounds lovely and definitely worth a look. LW, your advice is sound and we intend to take it. You mention that Chiapas…
RE: BUS TAPACHULA-SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS

by RobertSDF 27 October 2011

I have also never heard of Comitan having a bad reputation. Really, have only heard good things about it.
RE: BUS TAPACHULA-SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS

by heyduke 27 October 2011

I would like to make a comment on No 3 statement on Comitan. I have always found the town very friendly and don't know where he says it…
RE: BUS TAPACHULA-SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS

by lake_wobegon 26 October 2011

There are a couple or several options for public transport. Which is best for you will probably be determined by your style of travel.…
BUS TAPACHULA-SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS

by Ricky_Udine 26 October 2011

Hi again, two more questions. 1) BUS TAPACHULA-S.CRISTOBAL D.L.CASAS is there any public bus (1st class or other?) from Tapachula to…
RE: Which way to Chiapas?

by heyduke 25 October 2011

I can´t say for all of Chiapas but except for Teopisca most villages around SC are 100% Indigenous and really don't take to outsiders.…
Re: safety in Mexico

by CasitaColibri 09 October 2011

I've lived in Southern Mexico (Oaxaca) for over 2 years now and people (who had never been there) expressed the same kind of concern and…
Chiapas - Las Guacamayas

by Carlo61 04 October 2011

I will spend two weeks in Chiapas and Yucatan round next New Year. In Chiapas I would like to follow this way in three days from San Cristò…