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La Calaca – Best Hostel In San Cristobal De Las Casas

Jenbell — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 04:31:59 +0000

Whether you are just passing through San Cristobal de las Casas for a few days or a few weeks, La Calaca is a great option for a comfortable, affordable hostel that has a really cool house-share vibe. They have one eight bed dorm room and one double room available to rent from 60 Pesos per …

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Cycling Backroads To Lagunas De Montebello

larsmarshandlebars — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:56:33 +0000

Lake Tziscao is the largest of the 59 lakes found at Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello. We had heard good things about Lagunas de Montebello from our new friends in San Cristobal de Las Casas. The main highway from Comitán to the lakes looked pretty busy, so we decided to …

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Crossing The Guatemalan Border On Dirt

larsmarshandlebars — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:11:07 +0000

We crossed the Guatemalan border on a dirt path without any immigration control. You can see the tiny Lago Internacionál to the left and the larger Lago Tziscao behind that. We had originally planned to cross the Guatemalan border at the Gracious A Dios border town about 10km to the southwest, as per the …

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Church Camping, Chiapas

larsmarshandlebars — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 22:26:23 +0000

The locals kindly let us pitch our casita under this church gazebo to escape the massive downpour. We even had a nice little mesita for our romantic dinner for two. It was our first day on the road after almost two weeks in San Cristobal de Las Casas. We were …

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Sounds Of Struggle In San Cristobal De Las Casas

Jenbell — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 23:02:40 +0000

‘La Guerra De Desgaste’ (War of Attrition) was the name of the event held in the main plaza of San Cristobal de Las Casas on the 25 June 2013. Many people gathered to listen to the political speeches and watch the many musical performances. Each performance relayed the same message; …

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Tzomtehuitz Lookout, San Cristobal DLC

larsmarshandlebars — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 22:43:46 +0000

Weaving around these rolling dirt roads is great fun on a fast rolling rigid 29er. We anticipated staying in San Cristobal de Las Casas (I’ll use ‘San Cristobal’ below) for just a few days, but after discovering a lovely house share, we decided to stay longer. San Cristobal is situated …

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Climbing Our Way Into Chiapas

larsmarshandlebars — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:09:15 +0000

After over a month on the blazing hot Oaxacan Coast, it was time for a change in climate. We decided to retreat to mountains of Chiapas State. However, getting there involved cycling along a relatively boring section of coastline between Pochutla and the state border. We tried to grind it …

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