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Many people stay in San Cristobal for a few days and use it as a base-camp to explore surrounding things. Exiting the bus station you proceed to the right which will eventually take you to the main plaza. Along the way are numerous hotels and restaurants.
Templo & Ex-Convento de Santo Domingo
Mercado Municipal
Café Museo Café
Casa de las Artesanias de Chiapas
Temple del Carmen & Casa de la Cultura
Organization de Medicos Indigenas del Estado de Chiapas [OMIECH]
Hotel Real del Valle 678-06-40
Hotel San Martin 678-05-33
Hotel Posada del Baron 678-08-81
Posada Margarita 678-09-57
Posada Casa Real 678-13-03
Hotel Fray Bartolome de Las Casas 678-09-32
Logis La Media Luna
Hotel Lucella 678-09-56
Posada Insurgentes 678-24-35
Posada Vallarta 678-04-65
Hotel El Cerrillo 678-12-83
Posada San Austin 678-18-16
Posada Joval 678-17-34
La Posadita
La Casa di Gladys 678-57-75
Posada Adrianita 678-81-39
Posada San Cristobal 678-68-81
Posada de Angeles 678-11-73
Hotel Diego de Mazaiegos 678-06-21 El Paraiso 678-00-85 De Febrero 19
Hotel Espanol Flamboyant 678-00-45
Hotel Parador Mexicanos 678-15-15
Hotel Arrecife de Coral 678-21-25
Hotel Casavieja
Hotel Ciudad Real Residencia 678-10-53
Na Bolom 678-14-18
Hotel Casa Mexicana 678-06-98
There are no hotels here and it is not the kind of village where you show up and look for a campsite. There are stores to buy things and the people are pleasant. There are collectivos and taxis to get back to San Cristobal after your visit.
The village of San Lorenzo Zinacantan lays 11km from San Cristobal. You take the same road to Zinacantan as you do to get to Chamula. The huipil for Zinacantan is bright red with lots of flowers. Even the men ware them along with hats that have long flowing ribbons from them. The ribbons represent feathers. There is a museum as well as a church and main plaza. There are collectivos and taxis to get back to San Cristobal after your visit.
Tenejapa lays in a valley that is regarded as the window to the universe. A small village with a center plaza and church. There is a market on Sunday mornings.
This village is known for its pottery. Surrounded by miles of lush farmland as you enter any part of the village you will likely see various apparatuses for making pottery. Many people do not use kilns and instead build large fires. Houses will have the clay, wood, paint and other tools associated with making any number of different ceramic creation. There is a small main plaza and church. To get there you need to take a collectivo. There are many smaller villages outside of San Cristobal and Tuxtla. You drive through them on your way to a larger village like Chamula. At the larger villages the road generally ends and you reach the next village on foot via mountain paths.
Tuxtla Gutierrez became the state capital of Chiapas in 1892. It is located in the west side of Chiapas at an elevation of 532 m. Temperature is hot and humid during the day and cool at night. You can fly into Tuxtla from Mexico City and Cancun.
The Tuxtla Zoo is one of the nicest zoos in Mexico and worth a visit to see many of Mexico's rare species of animals, many on the verge of extinction.
Zoologico Miguel Alvarez del Toro
Teatro de la Ciudad
Museo Regional de Chiapas
Parque de Convivencia Infantil * To get to Parque Madero take a taxi or collectivo along Avenida Central to Parque 5 de Mayo then go north on 11a Calle Orte.
Jardin de la Marimba
Casa de las Artesanias de Chiapas
Hotel Casablanca 611-03-05
Hotel Plaza Chiapas 613-83-65
Hotel Maria Dolores 612-36-83
Hotel Estrella 612-38-27
Hotel Mar-Inn 612-27-15
Hotel Fernando 613-17-40
Hotel Catedral 613-08-24
Hotel San Antonio 612-27-13
Hotel la Mansion 612-21-51
Hotel Posada Chiapas 612-33-54
Hotel regional San Marcos 613-19-40
Hotel Balun Canan 612-30-48
La Hacienda Hotel 612-79-86
Hotel Maria Eugenia 613-37-67
Hotel Bonampak 613-20-50
Hotel Camino Real 617-77-77
Hotel Flamboyant 615-09-00
Alamo 612-52-61
Arrendadora Express 612-26-66
Autos Gabriel 612-07-57
Budget 615-06-83
Hertz 615-53-48
Taking a trip up the Canon del Sumidero is the principal attraction in this town. There is a central park with a small craft museum and a church.
Casa de Huespedes Los Angeles
Hotel La Ceiba 616-07-73
Located 90km from San Cristobal on highway 190 Comitan was the first Spanish settlement in the area. There are a number of ruin sites near by and you are close to Lagos de Montebello.
Chinkultic ruins are located south of Comitan on highway 190 off of La Trinitaia-Montebello road. Follow the signs. You can take a collectivo or taxi. Tenam Puente ruins located a short distance south of Comitan on highway 190. You can take a collectivo or taxi. Lagartero ruins located south of Comitan on highway 190, follow signs. Casa de la Cultura is a gallery and auditorium located at the main plaza. Museo Arqueologico de Comitan has many artifacts from the area. It is located at the main plaza. Casa Museo Dr Belisario Dominguez is a museum of local and medical history. Located at Avenida Central Sur 35 [close to the main plaza]. Lagos de Montebello is a beautiful forested area speckled with over 50 small lakes of different colors. Getting there can be trying and several collectivos and a taxi may be required.
Hotel Real Balun Canan 632-10-95
Posada Primavera 632-01-79
Hospedaje Montebello 632-35-72
Hotel Morales 632-04-36
Pension Delfin 632-00-13
Hotel Internacional 632-01-10
Hotel Pasada del Virrey 632-18-11
This town is the border town between Mexico and Guatemala. You cross a river to get to Guatemala. There is not much here.
Hotel Camino Real
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SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS
San Cristobal de Las Casas is an interesting city with a rich history. Located in the Valle de Joval at an elevation of 2100m this colonial city has a moderate temperature year round. It is hot during the day and cool in the morning and night. If you are arriving by bus you can exit the bus station and find a hotel within minutes. Most things you will probably wish to visit are located within walking distance from this area. There are also many interesting villages and natural wonders to visit while in San Cristobal.
Things To Do
Plaza 31 de Marzo
Chamula is a village, population 2060 located 10km northwest from San Cristobal. Upon arriving in the village you are in the main plaza. There is a traditional Mayan church here, which you can enter. There is also a market however Sunday is the big market day where people come from all around to trade.
Chiapas de Corzo is a small colonial town located on the edge of the Rio Grijalva river 12km east of Tuxtla Gutierrez. This is where you go to catch a boat to travel up the Canon del Sumidero. There is a small arts and crafts market near the boat-launch and a couple restaurants.
