Hotel Parador San Juan De Dios Boutique San Cristobal de las Casas

... to believe the tour guide.

In order to respect the locals cultural beliefs (and also owing to the very real threat of being on the receiving end of violent repurcussions) we were unable to take photos of the church interior... but I guess that simply means that if you want to witness this remarkable church you'll just have to come visit yourself - no bad thing, I suppose!

So Mayans, yes, Zapatistas, no (I didn't even ...

... htm http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/284 0/ I should also probably note that San Cristóbal was one of the four cities that the Zapatista Army of National Liberation took in its uprising in January 1994. The efforts of the EZLN (Ejército Apatista de Liberacíon Nacional) and the impacts on the community are very interesting. We were lucky in that our tour leader, Milton, was very knowledgeable and willing to discuss ...

... the time I hated the man but some of the time he cracked me up for being such a hilariously camp mad little bugger. We spent some time just the two of us the next day (me and Lucy I mean not Francisco, he was heading back to the foot masseuse to have his aura cleansed or something). We went to the market where I got some local freshly ground coffee which is great and pretty cheap, wherever we go now our ...

... five exhibit galleries where one can appreciate such varied collections as pre-Colombian Mayan art, Lacandon artifacts and religious painting from the colonial era. Also included are the chapel, the organic garden from which Na–Bolom obtains all its vegetables, the tree nursery and the library that is open to the public for consultation. The library contains 10,000 volumes dedicated to the history, culture and ...

... was very intense, but not for the reasons I´d originally thought. When I came off the 20hr bus to the hostel there was someone new, an American, I´ll call him The Deserter, even though I have my doubts about anything he told me. The Deserter was supposed to have been in the US army, in Iraq in 2003, but now, you guessed it!, he´d deserted. He was crazy, but not in a funny way, more like dangerous, as he also had two machetes with him. In my short time there ...

... talk me into going to their hostel - apparently in the latest Lonely Planet (2008 edition, which I don´t have) but can´t see why - like a prison, concrete box with metal doors which clanged and reverberated everytime someone when in & out of their rooms to the bathroom i.e.  all night! Also quite big and had noisy people, so moved hostels next morning. The new hostel should be quiet as when I got there I was the only guest! It is an old ...

... internet, get supplies of goodies and get the ferry to the beautiful island of Cozumel. Unfortunately, under heavy two-day non-stop rain, Cozumel is no longer that pretty. There is beautiful snorkelling around the island and amazing beaches, but under the rain, it all appears very grey. It did not prevent me from renting a motorbike to drive around the island, but it prevented me from enjoying the beautiful views which were greyed out by the ...

... after four and a half months in this part of the country. I have mixed feelings about going. I´ve become a little addicted to this corner of Mexico and have been postponing my departure week by week, but at the same time I´m excited about discovering Central America. I have a funny feeling I´ll be back here in the next few months. Watch this space...

... tom spoke of a world where humanity can forget their inhibitions and evolve into creatures of comfort. after a bar brawl the night before in which tom had his front two teeth knocked loose, we discussed the possibilities of living in a world without thought and media censorship, when a person can speak out in his own mind without getting the **** kicked out of him. i insipired tom to go home and practise complete freedom in his art by painting with the lights turned off ...