San Cristobal

La Cocina Cooking Class

Cindy shopped till I dropped

The Meat Department at the Municipal Mercado

Casa en el Arbol language school

San Cristobal De Las Casas in the state of Chiapas in the far southwest part of Mexico is a place where the international crowd gathers. Most of the visitors we met were from Europe, but we visited with folks from all parts the world. We took too many photos and visited many fascinating places. Cindy shopped till I dropped. We both took time out for a few days of Spanish lessons at the Casa en el Arbol language school and Cindy took Mexican cooking classes – preparing a meal in an authentic Mexican kitchen after shopping in the large Mercado for the ingredients.

The Mercado Municipal was one of the largest, an assault on the senses – the meat department alone was larger than a Wal-Mart Supercenter. We saw at least 100 types of chorizo (sausage) on display. All in all, we enjoyed the city so much that we extended our stay from five to ten days.