Plaza Magnolias San Cristobal de las Casas

... Mexican foods I like the best (not a burrito, fajita or enchilada in sight), was take a tour out to the nearby Mayan communities of Chamula and Zinacantan (both of which are anti-Zapatista, by the way, according our guide). Here we saw how the indigenous Mayans have blended elements of their traditional beliefs with the Christian heritage forced on them by the Spaniards.

The most remarkable demonstration of this was in the ...

... money in the markets. The woven goods produced by the locals are superb, and we´ll be coming home with substantially more luggage than we left with. We stay in San Cristobal tonight and tomorrow. Tomorrow I think Ivan plans to take us to some of the indigenous villages that surround this town, which promises to be interesting. After that, we head further north towards Palenque - it is hard to believe we only have a week of the trip left!

... bride and groom (myself and Daryl) and the godparents (Sam and Where´s Simon). We later visited San Juan Chamula, a very interesting township that practices autonomous local authority as well as some highly bizarre customs in its church. Locals are very superstitious and wary of cameras as some believe that to be photographed could capture or steal their soul. Photography inside the church, or of one of the local police, is ...

... to be travelling to emmerse themselves in the local culture and broaden their point of view on life, but apparently for a certain flea infested hippy an Ipod was also on their agenda. It grinds me to think that if they (who can afford to take buses and stay at the same places as us) are willing to take from another traveller, what are they willing to do to the locals or deprive them of in order to save a buck or two?? The worst part about this whole episode is that I Have ...

... he chose to distinguish himself by establishing a jungle hospital in Lamebrain, Gabon to which he devoted most of his energies.

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All of the above “explorers” left behind the comforts of home to devote themselves to the discovery of the unknown. As a result they greatly increased the collective knowledge of the geography and culture of their new ...

... miten keskushallinto panostaa separatistismielisiin osavaltiohinsa. Kuin EU:lla tauluja uusissa jäsenmaissa, oli hallituksella satoja projekteja Chiapasissa, jolloin se muisti myös taulun avulla ilmoittaa kuinka monta pesoa mihinkin tullaan kuluttamaan asukkaiden hyväksi. Ja jos sekään ei auta niin sitten ovat tietysti ne tiesulut ja sotilastukijohdat. San Cristobalissa onnistuin myös tiputtamaan hammasharjani kakkaämpäriin (eli siihen roskikseen johon vessapaperit tulee ...

... too long before disappearing. Also saw loads of cormorant, pelicans, vultures and a fair few other bird species. Stopped at a pinkish cave in the canyon wall where a 'shrine' has been set up honouring the virgin. I don't think it was too special, but for the rock colouring, which is why I guess the shrine was put there in the first place. Further on down the river we were sadly accosted by a floatation of rubble (plastics, wood, shoes and other floating ...

... The changing light conditions in the canyon was remarkable and seemed to bring the rock faces alive with color and shade. The whole two and a half hour journey was undoubtedly some of the best time we have spent in Mexico yet. Today we enjoyed our last day in this beautiful part of Chiapas by visiting San Juan Chamula, a small Tzotzil community that is very independent and has kept to it's traditional way of life. As we walked the streets, nestled between hills and ...

Saturday today, and it was raining strong all night. Given the amount of dark clouds in the sky when we finished breakfast we prepared for a walk in full rain winter kit, only to start sweating badly after 30 mins walk when a devilish hot sun appeared in the scene. There are no interesting comments today as we have just walked around ...

... hot? a false sense of security, then pow, right in the kisser. i wish someone would punch alanis morrissette in the kisser. nothing in her hit song is ironic. if anything, her lyrics are rhetoric. isn't it rhetoric, don't you think? if it was raining on your wedding day, and you were 'roped' in 'cos it was arranged, would you still 'tie the knot' the same way? and who would've thought you'd get ringed? buy my album - it's called too many long curlies. now i'm gonna write real ...