C is for Culture. And for Cold.
OK, short one this time - no too much text, lots of photos… just the way you like it right? :)
It´s been a while already, thus high time to update this site! So after leaving Merida (and with that, Carnaval and the heat) I got to San Cristobal de las Casas. (Yet another) colonial town, but with the difference that it´s in the middle of an area where indigenous cultures and traditions are strongly mixed into daily life! Besides it´s in the mountains (at 2100m altitude, so it´s C-O-L-D at night!), which means there´s lots of opportunities to be hyperacctive for a bit, which was just what I needed!
So here´s a little rundown; after getting off the nightbus (= 1 hour of sleep thanks to snoring Mexicans) I decided to go on a litle hike, just for the heck of it. It was fun though :) The next days consisted of cruising around town, visiting indigenous communities (San Juan Chamula, amongst others), finally (!!) going to a cave and … sigh … visiting a waterfall, which was really massive by the way! As for the Disneyland-factor (after all I was on a popular tourist trail, bumping into the same people over and over again :)), I visited Cañon del Sumidero; a nice-looking canyon but a huge tourist-trap (though a cheap one ;)). In light of being realistic (as I always am!!), see below for a picture of what was to be found “around the corner” once we went in.
Anyway, no complaints; it´s been great out there! Right now I went on to Xela (aka Quetzaltenango, Guatemala) - yet another good spot to be hyperactive so expect another article soon!
Take care!
Rene “where´s my backpack again” Miltenburg
Update 09-Mar: Cosmetics are done!
San Cristobal´s main cathedral
Wanna see a church? WORK FOR IT!
... and this is the reward ...
03/10/2009
hey Heiligboontje;)
Wat een kerken weer, toch niet van je geloof gevallen he…moehaha!
Maar wederom ziet het er prachtig uit…
Geniet en tot snellie!!!!!!!
X Mayo
03/10/2009
Hallo René,
Aan het weer mis je niks hier, het is erg droevig vandaag. Dus kun je beter daar zitten. Je hebt weer prachtige foto’s, wel eenzijdiger dan we van je gewend zijn. Wordt het tijd om naar huis te komen?;) Gaat het verder goed met je, en weer leuke mensen ontmoet? Wanneer kunnen we je weer in levende lijve aanschouwen, de koffie staat dan klaar!
Groetjes Adri en Suzan.
03/15/2009
Ray ray, you got your hair cut! I think your last hairdresser did a really good job ;)
The waterfall looks beautiful. Hope you’re happy in the sunshine!! xo