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The real "city" is only about a ten-block radius from the main square.
Then suddenly you are in podunk-ville again and outskirts. I stay in the
central area, where there are plenty of shops, and even an place with an
Internet connection so I can read email! With my Spanish phrasebook
I am managing to survive here.
Another posada. These kids are so cute! The youngest ones are just holding hands and walking, too young to really know what's going on. |
This kid, dressed in a beard as one of the 'three wise men', was throwing candies out to the crowd |
This photo has it all. The ancient mountain in the background. The historic posada tradition in the middle, flanked by the church square to the right, and the government building to the left. Finally, a satellite dish pokes out. This is Mexico in a nutshell. |
Typical street in San Cristobal. It's pretty clean near the town center, where only a few tourists go (this area is not popular with tourists, not by a long shot), and then fades off rapidly about 10 blocks or so out. On the left is an Internet cafe. In the distance, the mountains. We're at the highiest point in Chiapas here, so we get the region's coldest weather, too. |
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