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San Cristobal and Chamula
We´re now in the state of Chiapas, where the zapatista revolt happened in the nineties. San Cristobal is a lovely town with brightly coloured houses and churches and lots of indigenous people selling crafts and produce that they bring in from the surrounding villages (local people are called Tzotzil and Tzetzal). This morning we went horseback …
Laxing out on the coast
Mark 2/5: Got dropped off in town and had a wander around to 3 establishments before deciding to take the middle option in price & order of viewing. Overlooking the beach from the 2nd floor of the hotel literally built on the beach with hammocks and relaxed chairs out the front. This will do nicely for a couple of days in a fan cooled room & …
Two near misses and a lost hat
... take me down there. Understand that in Mexico, time is a rather flexible thing, and 40 minutes later the boss finally arrived and we headed to the bus station. At this point though, I had lost nearly all hope of recovering the wallet - the taxi driver would have found the wallet (if he hadn't stolen it in the first place) and the cash inside, he would surely have just called it a (very profitable) night and gone home.
But he ...
Ruins, Falls and Salsa
... so far. Good I didn't stuff myself. The road to Palenque was a roller-coaster!
Agua Azul – The blue falls that isn't blue
Our first stop is the popular blue cascades (horizontal waterfall) called Agua Azul. Unfortunately, we din't get to see the blueness of it because it rained the day before. When it rains, the water becomes murky.
Our shuttle van broke down, so all of ...
Mexico's European City
... many prisoners from the jails. However, negotiations would lead to the rebellion peaceful end. This is just a snap shot, obviously there's much more to the story, but really don't want to bog this blog down with historical facts and statistics. You can also buy postcards here of the EZLN guerrillas.
Whilst here it was Ronnie's funeral back in Australia, and whilst I'd gone into numerous churches to sit ...
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