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ith my two travel companions to Mexico's southern-most state of Chiapas. Both nights in the state capital of Tuxtla invloved being entertained by free traditional music and dancing. We did a trip to Canon del Sumidero, where we got great views of the very impressive canon and its wildlife (monkeys, herons, conorants, and more crocodiles) from our speedboat.
ith my two travel companions to Mexico's southern-most state of Chiapas. Both nights in the state capital of Tuxtla invloved being entertained by free traditional music and dancing. We did a trip to Canon del Sumidero, where we got great views of the very impressive canon and its wildlife (monkeys, herons, conorants, and more crocodiles) from our speedboat. From the heat and humidity of Tuxtla, we travelled to the highland town (elevation 2100m) of San Cristobal de Las Cases.
The change in weather was dramatic - after a month of sun and heat, here it was colder and rainy.There was a big crowd in the hostel as many people I had met on my travels had picked here to celebrate Halloween and, much more importantly in Mexico, Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead). A fun Halloween night
was followed by trips to the cemetary on 1 and 2 November. Families gathered at their newly decorated gravesides and had picnics, sang songs and just generally hung out and had a fun family day. Very interesting to see the Mexican attitude to death.
was followed by trips to the cemetary on 1 and 2 November. Families gathered at their newly decorated gravesides and had picnics, sang songs and just generally hung out and had a fun family day. Very interesting to see the Mexican attitude to death.
You weren't joking about the beard were you. Hmmmmmmm I'm on the fence about it. Sounds like you're having quite the time of it, looks and sounds fantastic :)
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