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<\/a>destination : Chiapas, or more precisely said : San Christobal de las Casas. A town and municipality located in the mountains, where the indigenous, Mayan culture still has a high priority.<\/p>\n
I packed my stuff in magical Bacalar and made my way up to Chetumal to catch my first (!!) nightbus to San Cristobal. The ride was supposed to take 12h. With a little delay \u2013 and a little desayuno here and there it took us at least 17h.<\/p>\n
I was more than exhausted when I arrived in this cooold town! Why didn\u2019t anyone tell me it was going to be this fresh!!<\/p>\n
After entering my hostel and putting on every piece of clothing I could find, I took a walk through the colonial old city centre to get a little idea of what my next days would look like.<\/p>\n
To be honest \u2013 I\u2019m not one of those super well organized travellers; that always indicate everything they want to see with a highlighter in their lonely planet.<\/p>\n
Before hitting a new place I spoke to other travellers, locals and stuff in my hostel \u2013 which I can only recommend. In some cases those guides might be helpful but I prefer the personal option!<\/p>\n
As I already mentioned: there are several Mayan, indigenous villages all around the town.<\/p>\n
You can also see them walking through the old town, but because they speak their own language and wear unique costumes. But I also noticed that they feel way more comfortable when they\u2019re in their little \u2018\u2019pueblas\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n For me \u2013 it was more than interesting to see how they live and what their daily routine is like .That\u2019s why I took all chances I got to learn more about their culture. But of course it\u2019s not always easy to adapt, especially if a culture is really different to your own!<\/p>\n I was more than shocked when people started to hide their faces behind their \u2018\u2019ponchos\u2019\u2019 when I tried to capture them on my camera – no one told me I was forbidden to take pictures in their \u2018\u2019pueblas\u2019\u2019 because they think I\u2019d steal their soul by photographing them \u00a0(??)<\/p>\n I add this experience to one of my \u2018\u2019 I should\u2019ve looked this up in a lonely planet \u2018\u2019 \u2013 moments.<\/p>\n But because of my huge passion for churches and cathedrals \u2013 San Cristobal was the place to be!<\/p>\n<\/a>