The bus to San
Cristobal took 10 hours, a bit nicer than the 12 hours we were told. We stayed
at the Iguana Hostel which a few people had recommended and Andy, who we met in
Mexico City, was staying there too. A lot of people head to the same places so
we were constantly bumping into people we knew which was nice. We hung out with
Andy and went and explored the markets, which were huge, and walked around the
city. San Cristobal is a cute city with some nice pedestrian streets and we
were surprised to find lots of Italian restaurants and French bakeries. We also
found an English book shop and I finally decided to buy a Spanish phrase book
so I could improve my Spanish.
The next day we went
with Andy to a small town called San Juan Chamula. The main attraction of the
town is the church which was full of candles and pine needles all over the
floor. There were lots of locals in the church chanting and they had chickens
with them. After reading about it later it seems that chicken sacrifice takes
place. We read somewhere that if you are ill, the illness can be passed onto
the chicken and then it is sacrificed. We also explored the markets in San Juan
Chamula which had lots of traditional clothes, bracelets and handicrafts.
Earlier that morning
Anthony and Finn, who we met in Puerto Escondido, also arrived at the hostel.
We all pre-drank at the hostel and after unsuccessfully trying to find a bar
written about in the Lonely Planet, we headed out to some local bars.
The next day we left
around 11am to get a bus to Palenque.
Markets
One of the pedestrian streets
Church in San Juan Chamula
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