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Curandero Sergio Castro Preserves Chiapas Textile Traditions
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 6 February 2012
Behind a tall wooden gate about six blocks from the Zocalo at #38 Guadalupe Victoria is the Museo de Trajes Regionales.
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San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas: First Impressions
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 3 February 2012
San Cristobal de las Casas is a compact, walkable mountain town filled with energy, cafes that seat 10 or 15 people at most, coffee and wine bars, and villagers from indigenous pueblos selling crafts in markets, street corners and … Continue reading →
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The Improvised Life
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 1 February 2012
This morning I landed in San Cristobal de las Casas via overnight bus, aided by doses of ginger drops as an antedote to the winding mountain road for much of the trip.
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From Oaxaca to San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas: Preview
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 31 January 2012
On Tuesday night January 31, I will be on the ADO-GL overnight bus to San Cristobal de las Casas, set to arrive mid-morning on Wednesday, February 1.
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Photo Essay: Scenes from San Cristobal de las Casas and Chiapa de Corzo
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 4 October 2011
Photographs taken while roaming around two colorful towns in Chiapas: Exploring the town on my first full day in San Cristobal de las Casas. Candles inside the Santo Domingo church in San Cristobal de las Casas. Not long after I entered the dimly lit Santo Domingo, I turned around and saw the silhouette of a [...]
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Photo Essay: The Waters of Chiapas at the Sumidero Canyon
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 26 September 2011
The easy to reach Sumidero Canyon is the poster child for the natural wonders of Chiapas and a worthwhile day trip from San Cristobal de las Casas. To explore the canyon, I took a boat trip down the Grijavala River, the body of water that helped create the canyon and continues to flow throw it. [...]
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The “Hippie” Takeover of Chiapas
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 24 September 2011
In my not so raving reviews of a certain foreigner scene I encountered in Chiapas, Mexico, I think it’s important to note that before I set foot in the state, I was already wary about some of the travelers and expats I might encounter there. The first tip off came on my very first visit [...]
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Photo Essay: The Waters of Chiapas at El Chiflon and Lagunas de Montebello
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 19 September 2011
Cascadas El Chiflon At El Chiflon, our driver dropped us off at the base of a mountain and we stopped at the site’s various waterfalls while making our way up to the top. The highlight was Cascada Velo de Novia (Bridal Veil Falls), an incredibly powerful 120 meter waterfall that bisects a vivid cliff side. [...]
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A Final Resting Place (finally) – Nahá, Lacandon Jungle, Chiapas, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 5 June 2011
In 1951 Danish historian, anthropologist, explorer, art history teacher, archaeologist and oil man Frans Blom and his Swiss wife Gertrude “Trudi” Duby Blom, a journalist and mountain climber turned photographer and ecologist, founded the Na Bolom Center of Scientific Studies based in San Cristóbal de las Casasin Chiapas, Mexico. First wishes Their goal was to preserve the ways and rights of the indigenous Lacandon people and other indigenous groups in the region and it’s virtually impossible to overstate the impact their documentation, respect and support have had on these groups.
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Water World – Lagos de Montebello & Cascadas el Chiflón, Chiapas, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 25 April 2011
Though coffee and Zapatistas might be the first things that spring to mind when you think of Chiapas, this high-altitude state in southwestern Mexico also offers sophisticated city fun in San Cristóbal de las Casas, the remains of Mayan cities with unusual architectural features and plenty of great ways to get wet–from tranquil lakes to rampaging waterfalls. Amatenango del Valle After extending and extending and extending our stay in San Cristóbal (we had our reasons) we finally packed up and headed toward Comitán, passing through Amatenango del Valle which is famous for its pottery.
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Booze, Blouses and Burials – Mayan Villages Around San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 23 April 2011
San Cristóbal de las Casas is fascinating, but you really should get out of town long enough to get a feel for the very different (but equally fascinating) Tzotzil and Tzeltal Mayan villages that surround this city in the Chiapas highlands. San Juan Chamula The most-visited of the neighboring villages has to be the Tzotzil town of San Juan Chamula just a few miles from San Cristóbal and home to a famous church. We arrived early on a Sunday (market day) and our truck was immediately swarmed by kids and not in a good way.
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Jaguars on the Loose – San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 20 April 2011
It all started with a painted Cow Parade in Zurich. Then the cow idea came to Chicago, then New York City. Before you knew it, cities around the world were getting artists to paint all kinds of giant animals (and other icons) and placing them around town. There were painted salmon in Anchorage, guitars in Austin, crabs in Baltimore, lobsters in Halifax, Nova Scotia and so on. During our Trans-Americas Journey we’ve encountered painted cows, elk, horses, pelicans, pigs, buffalo, moose and even bears. And now: jaguars.
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Just One More Day – San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 18 April 2011
That’s how it starts. You get charmed by the cool weather, gorgeous architecture, cosmopolitan scene and some of the most vibrantly alive indigenous culture in all of Mexico and you keep delaying your departure from San Cristóbal de las Casas “just one more day.” Named after Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican monk who lived in the area in the 1500s where he became Bishop of Chiapas and, more importantly, a dedicated and effective defender of the rights of the local indigenous communites. He remains beloved to this day.
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Photo of the Day: Jaguarte in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 7 August 2010
It all started with a painted Cow Parade in Zurich. Then the cow idea came to Chicago, then New York City. Before you knew it, cities around the world were getting artists to paint all kinds of giant animals (and other icons) and placing them around town. There were painted salmon in Anchorage, guitars in Austin, crabs in Baltimore, lobsters in Halifax, Nova Scotia and so on. During our Trans-Americas Journey we’ve encountered painted cows, elk, horses, pelicans, pigs, buffalo, moose and even bears. And now: jaguars.
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DÍA 11: ÚLTIMAS HORAS EN SAN CRISTÓBAL
Blog: Diario de a bordo - 28 July 2010
Esa mañana no teníamos que madrugar para nada. Íbamos a pasar las últimas horas en San Cristóbal de las Casas y lo único que queríamos hacer era visitar el Museo de Medicina Maya antes de que saliera nuestro autobús a las 15.35h hacia la Riviera Maya. No nos teníamos que levantar pronto, pero en cuanto salió el sol me desperté y me levanté. Esa mañana, Jon me había prometido hacerme un masaje para aliviar mis cervicales y mis jaquecas continuas, y como era fisioterapeuta profesional, no iba a ser yo la que se negara.
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DÍA 10: CAÑÓN DEL SUMIDERO Y CHIAPA DEL CORZO
Blog: Diario de a bordo - 25 July 2010
Esa mañana decidimos dedicarla a hacer otra excursión de medio día, ya que por la tarde tenía visita con el doctor Lobato para ver los resultados de los cultivos. Por tanto, en nuestra visita a San Cristóbal de las Casas quedó descartada la excursión de un día a los lagos de Montebello y en su lugar nos decantamos por visitar el cañón del Sumidero.
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DÍA 9b: ZINACANTÁN Y SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS
Blog: Diario de a bordo - 20 July 2010
Tras la visita a San Juan Chamula volvimos a la furgoneta para seguir con la segunda parte. Esta vez se trataba de visitar el municipio de Zinacantán y en especial su principal localidad: San Lorenzo de Zinacantán. A diferencia de San Juan Chamula, Manuel tenía grandes halagos para ellos. Los zinacatecos también son tzoziles, pero a ojos de Manuel eran más «civilizados». Cuando llegamos a la plaza mayor ya se había acabado el mercado y estaban recogiendo.
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DÍA 9a: SAN JUAN CHAMULA, O EL OCASO DE UN PUEBLO.
Blog: Diario de a bordo - 13 July 2010
¡No hija, no! No pensaba quedarme ni un día más en cama. Si hacía falta saldría con una sonda incorporada, pero nanai de perder otro día.
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DÍA 7 y 8: SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS
Blog: Diario de a bordo - 9 July 2010
Dicen que la carretera que va de Palenque a San Cristóbal de las Casas es un trayecto infernal de curvas y badenes de unas seis horas de duración, pero, si os soy sincera, apenas lo recuerdo. Pero como dijo Jack el Destripador: «vayamos por partes».
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Beware…You Are Now Entering Zapatista Territory
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 4 July 2010
The narrow mountain road carved a slithering path through impenetrable jungle that threatened to devour it. Even the view through the tour bus windshield provided no relief; the asphalt ribbon stretched into the distance until it too was swallowed by the green swath. With every curve my old malady, motion sickness, was kicking up, threatening [...]
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Our Last Weeks in Mexico-Catch Up Part Two
Blog: Lost World Expedition - 9 April 2010
From Zipolite we had to high tail it to San Cristobal de Las Casas to meet up with Jennifer and Vanessa. “Jenessa” as we called them are good friends from California who were coming for a three week visit. They flew into Cancun and took a crazy 18 hour bus ride to meet up with [...]
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Day 12: Feeling at home in San Cristobal
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 15 March 2010
San Cristobal is everything we hoped it to be. A small laid back town perched in the mountains at 2,100m. Cool mornings & evenings, mid 20s sunny days. Narrow streets adorned with little houses in pastel colours. For some reason it feels like the Tibet of Mexico - the streets, the architecture, the people, even the main cathedral. We picked a great homely posada run by Yolanda who is loved by
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Day 11: Roadsick!
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 15 March 2010
San Cristobal de las Casas Just had one of the most memorable experiences ever last night - a nightmarish 10 hour bus ride from Oaxaca to San Cristobal de las Casas. The real roadtrip has begun... Quality of buses vary depending on where you are in Latin America. I've read that Argentine buses are by far the best and somehow I suspect Mexican ones aren't too far off either. We were impressed
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San Cristobal de las Casas: A Window to the Past
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 21 January 2010
A special guest post by Paola Santos. I had many expectations about San Cristobal de las Casas before I visited the old colonial capital of the State of Chiapas in Mexico. Some of these expectations were met or even superseded, and others weren’t, but each day that I spent there I learned something new about this [...]
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Checkpoints in the Jungle P.1
Blog: Say Yes to Tacos - 15 January 2010
One note to start: As I`m publishing this post, more is becoming known about the situation on the ground in Haiti, and the death count from the recent earthquake may be in the tens of thousands. Here`s a list of aid organizations working on the recovery effort; please take a few minutes to send some [...]
