Hotel Rincon del Arco San Cristobal de las Casas

... coming near. It was some sort of carnival so we stood back to soak it all in. There was a drum band at the front who looked like they were having the time of their lives banging away, all smiley and laughing and banging the guy next to him´s drum. Behind them there were men, woman, children, babies and even animals all dressed up as monsters, creatures and god only knows what. It was almost like a Halloween procession. Everyone was dressed up. We had ...

... all the stuff in each stall was the same as every other stall. There must be just one big sweat shop where it all came from. <br> <br>Wednesday, 26 August, Day 215<br><br>San Cristibal, Mexico. <br><br> I got up early enough to say goodbye to the Dutchies and the Kiwi who were about to board a van taking them down to Guatamala. I was this close (imagine me showing only a tiny gap between my thumb and forefinger as I say this) to going with them. They were ...

... and pulse reading.  One of their interesting traditions is offering food, soda and fireworks to the Gods. In the evening and at all times of the night you can hear these fireworks going off&#8230; can be a little disruptive with sleeping. Mayans believe this is important for a variety of reason, but mainly to appease the Gods and make sure things go well. In the churches they all drink soda and belch, which they believe release their inner demons. Very interesting things to observe.<br><br> 

... take a picture and they started giggling but with no indication I shouldn't. The usual "no" is a wag of the index finger. I started to raise my camera and the matriarch of the group threw some peas at me - I got the message, apologized and off we went not a little embarrased! The city is an assault of color and symetry - on buildings and houses and in the mercados. All are very clean accept for the sad defacing of grafite on many buildings and walls. Our excursions into city ...

... have up to 7. We went and visited a weaving family which showed us how to use the weaving loom and made us some fresh tacos from a fire she had lit on the floor of her kitchen. They were probably the best I have had so far in Mexico. We also sampled posh, made from distilled sugar cane and gave you a nice kick. It was a little like whiskey but transparent. I however took a liking to the cinnamon infused posh.

... is more a cultural trait. It is almost difficult to think of them as Mexicans as they are so different. It would seem that their bond is with their Mayan brethren in Guatemala and Belize. There is much reference found here to the &#8220;Mundo Maya&#8221; or Mayan World.<br><br> San Cristobal de Las Casas is a clean place with smooth narrow cobblestone streets and sidewalks that are kept in good condition. The bottom line is that there is no &#8211 ...

... romanttisen ränsistyneitä ja värikkäiksi maalattuja taloja. Kadut ovat seesteisen rauhallisia ja tyhjät kadut tarjoavat loistavat mahdollisuudet keskustan omaksumiseen. Näin siis ainakin jos satutte kävelylle joulupäivänä. Erikoisesti oikeastaan ainoa asia mikä keräsi runsaasti ihmisiä oli suunnaton, useille kaduille levittäytynyt lelutori. Kenties Meksikossa lapset saavat itse valita lahjansa jouluna. Kertokoon joku asiaa tuntevampi. Joulupäivän toreiluista ja joulupäiv ...

... Here is a random piece of information - After inquiring on whether they boil the water from the river before drinking it, I was informed the water substitute at the moment is Coca Cola. Obviously resulting in diabetes and loss of teeth. You can hardly afford to raise your kids now you want to add doctors and dentists to your debt collectors list as well. Anyways, we continued our cycle through the drizzling rain on through the villages seeing a few girls and women ...

... said cinquenta pesos which is about $5 and I paid, and he motioned to have the planks move back. Before I took off I said, regreso en dos horas, and he said I should keep the paper and I'd get though free on the way back. As I rode away I gave a couple of Black Power fist pumps to the people lining the streets, which they seemed to appreciate. It seems kind of odd to protest poor government by imposing your own tax, a little bit like 'the king is dead, long live the ...

... what a mess we made. do you think your god will smile and say - those crazy humans, oh how they humoured me. assuming 'he' will not vanish too. take a deep breath - exhale one shot - and we're wasting it hey little raindrop - how far have you fallen to reach your destination? hey little finger - how long have you pointed when the answer is within? this fractal is faced with a reality which lies within all this and outside all this (we are) transcending opposites we are here ...