Stop One was Chiapa de Corzo and the Cañon del Sumidero. Chiapa de Corzo is a quiant little town along the Rio Grijalva. We stayed in a hotel in the town square where they had this gazebo, built in 1562 to look like the Spanish Crown.
We took a boat ride through the canyon and it was absolutely beautiful. I think one of my favorite parts was a waterfall that had left mineral deposits on the rock overtime, and had taken the shape of a Christmas tree, which is exactly what they called it, "The Christmas Tree."
After the canyon, we headed to a town called San Cristobal de las Casas, where the temperature dropped to about 50 at night and it felt amazing. It is a sweet colonial town surrounded by a lot of indigenous towns. One day we went with a friend of the hostel manager to visit these sweet ladies who have their own fabric and weaving co-op. They made their own clothes, tapestries, table cloths, blankets, scarves, you name it. They dressed Rosalyn and I in their traditional outfits, but Ros has the picture so it will come later. We also got to have lunch with them and hang out for a little bit which was maybe one of my favorite parts of the trip!
This is a picture taken from an indigenous cemetary on the top of a hill overlooking the town of Zinacantan...one of the indigenous towns we visited.
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