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| December 23, 2004: The flight from Mexico City to Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas. |
Tuxtla Gutierrez: every phonebox was full. |
Teja roof in San Cristobal de las Casas: tiles are traditionally formed by bending soft clay over the knee. |
Pay de Queso: Cheese pie, with more (berries) or peach topping, in San Cristobal de las Casas |
San Cristobal Cathedral in the zocalo (town square). Lots of hard sell in the forecourt... |
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| Christmas in San Cristobal de las Casas! |
Small business is big business in Mexico. |
January 2004: the fear of terrorism reaches far into the hills of Chiapas. |
A Jesus shop in San Cristobal. |
Inexpensive hotels abound. This one was 60 pesos ($6) a night for a very decent room with hot water. San Cristobal. |
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| January 2004: the Iraq war distant, but close to all. |
Stunning Santo Domingo Church and convent upon which locals would descend from the highland villages to hard sell their wares. |
'Un broma (a joke)' said Joel of our Bike Fridays. Later, when we were able to pile 3 of them in his tiny car, it became 'una buena broma'! |
Eileen, Ursula, myself and Rui set out from Teopisca, to scope out Chiapas under the lovin' care of Ursula of Los Pinguinos Bike Tours |
Setting off for a week's tour of Chiapas with Ursula of Los Pinguinos Bike Tours, San Cristobal de las Casas. |
