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  1. Church of Stone, House of Stone – Ocosingo & ToninĂ¡, Chiapas, Mexico

    Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 26 May 2011

    Ocosingo Ocosingo does not make a winning first impression. It’s dusty and run down and at odds with the Zapatista strongholds in the neighboring areas (some of the worst battles in the 1994 Zapatista uprising took place in Ocosingo). But there is charm in this town. For starters, there’s the daily Tiangius Campesino which is like a magnet for indigenous women (and only women) who bring their corn, flowers, chickens, herbs, tamales (and their babies) from miles around. The women’s hands never seem to stop.

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