Below: right in the heart of the artisans market is the Templo y Ex-Convento de Santo Domingo de Guzmán. Below: This pretty little church is Templo de el Cerrillo. Below: colourful streets and buildings in town. Going up brings to to Templo de Guadalupe. Below: walking up Real de Guadalupe brings you to a set of stairs. Below: The main square of San Cristobal.īelow: San Cristobal de las Casas has 3 pedestrian streets extending out from the main square. The most colourful church I’ve seen in Mexico. The Pope visited it last year when he came to Chiapas. Some photos from around town.īelow: off the main square (the zocalo) is the Cathedral of San Cristobal de las Casas (completed in 1539). We spent the next 5 days walking around town, exploring the markets, and drinking a lot of coffee (our favorite café is Frontera, near the artisan market). The first above is the Cathedral (10 minutes away), the 2nd is Templo de San Francisco (5 minutes away)Ībove: San Cristobal de las Casas (source: Tourbymexico). The weather could change quickly.Īrriving in San Cristobal, we checked into our Airbnb (one of the nicest Airbnb apartments I’ve stayed in anywhere).Ībove: Lots of hills surrounding San Cristobal de las Casas.Ībove: nearby churches seen from our terrace. When I was there in June there was rain, usually heavy downpours, followed by blue skies. The altitude also means a cool climate (very cold in winter) and variability. The geographical setting of the town is unique: San Cristobal is 2,200 meters high and you’ll see clouds passing just above the tops of the surrounding hills. And like Oaxaca (which is 600 km to the north) you’ll see many indigenous women – dressed in beautiful wool skirts and colourful shawls – selling arts and crafts. colourful streets, low-level buildings with large courtyards, and lots and lots of churches. San Cristobal de las Casas is a really pretty place with a colonial feel. The similarities aren’t far off – like Eje Cafetero, Chiapas is one of the best coffee growing regions on earth. Everything reminded me of the Eje Cafetero in Colombia, the lush and mountainous region where Colombia’s coffee is grown. Having spent the last 3 weeks travelling around Northern and Central Mexico, Chiapas instantly felt very different: the vegetation is green and lush, the towns are smaller and separated by longer distances, and the temperatures – especially driving up the mountains towards San Cristobal – are much cooler. From there it is about an hour’s drive to San Cristobal de las Casas. We flew together from Mexico City to Tuxtla Gutiérrez. She had good memories from a previous stay and was considering the possibility of making San Cristobal her new base in Mexico. When planning my trip to Mexico in June my mom had suggested that we visit San Cristobal de las Casas in the Chiapas region. San Cristobal de las Casas as a place to live in Mexico
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