Back in 1996 our lovely old VW pop top camper proudly displayed her
license tags in a holder that read "Old Volks Home" and was
registered in Santa Cruz, California, which was very fitting for two
old hippies heading out of the USA for all points South.
And
practically everyone told us not to go. "It's too dangerous."
"The roads are appalling, you'll break down and get attacked."
"Do not go anywhere near Chiapas whatever you do."
Well,
thank goodness we ignored all this advice.
The
roads were perfectly fine. When we did break down, we were helped.
And we
absolutely adored the whole Chiapas region. We camped amongst lush
green trees and walked all over the town of San Cristobal for over a
week. We explored the large market and ate street food. The local
vendor selling Zapata freedom fighter dolls was a humourous soul. It
was a beautiful and welcoming place.
Before
we got to Chiapas though, we travelled all over central and eastern
Mexico... with some adventures with howler monkeys and drug runners
around the Sian Ka'an Biosphere on the Yucatan peninsular. After Mexico we drove through Guatamala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica .. it was a spectacular 7 month trip.
I am
going to be courageous and delve in to the utter mess in my writing
room - I hope I emerge intact - to find my journals from the trip. It's all clear in my mind but I want to be sure of my facts before I
write. Then I will give you some highlights over the next few weeks.
But
here's a couple of photos of San Cristobal, the main town of Chiapas
...
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| the Zapata dolls, not sure when I lost mine |
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| local family at San Cristobal market, the colours of their traditional clothes are fabulous |
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| the market San Cristobal |
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| getting some good food on the streets of San Cristobal |
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