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After the Pacific coast we headed to San Cristobal de las Casas (where at least one person sees a bit of politics in 2 girls kissing (en cada beso una revolucion - in every kiss a revolution), planned for another week of Spanish and settled down in a homestay on the edge of town. Mama, papa, 18 yo nino,12 yo nina and a very vigilant perro. We don’t think we’ll do a homestay again.
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Most evenings in San Cristobal began and/or ended in a lovely little wine bar with a nice (imported) glass or two plus snacks and maybe a pasta. And we caught some films (including "Una Tranvia llama Deseo" (could be misspelt ... "A Streetcar Named Desire". Was Stanley bad?) in cute little cinemas relaxing on lounges, plastic or camping chairs.
Most evenings in San Cristobal began and/or ended in a lovely little wine bar with a nice (imported) glass or two plus snacks and maybe a pasta. And we caught some films (including "Una Tranvia llama Deseo" (could be misspelt ... "A Streetcar Named Desire". Was Stanley bad?) in cute little cinemas relaxing on lounges, plastic or camping chairs.
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San Cristobal offers lots of activities and tours. First we opted for a horse ride to a nearby invillage. We were collected for the halfday outing and directed to the back of a pickup (you were right Bob, don't know what the fuss is about) to scoot through town and out into the surrounding semi-rural area. The horses and gear were .....well, very little padding or leather involved (none on the seat) and in my case, no bit either. Pretty creative use of nylon rope though. Didn't seem to matter. The horse knew what it was doing. We pretty well trotted the hour or so out of town (not the horse's idea but the 12 year old guide's) and moaned the hour or so back (and for 3 days later).
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The indigenous market was interesting. Lots of farm produce, wool for making the traditional heavy skirts and vests, plus loads of local handicrafts (apparently local in all parts of Mexico (and probably Central America)).
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En route toward the east and Belize we took a three day (jungle/river to Mayan ruins/rafting) tour staying in lovely rustic (see-through bamboo walls and a mosquito net between you and whatever lives out there) cabins on stilts by a river (really very nice) and ending at Palenque for a bit more of the rustic and ruins, and waking to howler monkeys (extremely loud!) in the jungle.
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