Travelogues Chiapas

This will probably be the last post from Mexico, because tomorrow we're off to the next country. I'm very excited to see what Guatemala will be like😁 The next day (01/29/24) in...

Beach, sea and chilling has been my motto for the last few days, what else can you do at 30°C? Just relax for a few days and stretch your legs on the beach. Luckily, after I...

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26-29 July Palenque Palenque enchants from the first moment: we get off, move into our Cabaña at the top of the jungle edge, quickly change and then jump into the cool hotel...

San Cristobal was great. We had (again) lots of good food (including vegan restaurants), visited the huge market, watched an Easter parade, met Vinnie again and visited the Na...

When a tour guide offered to give us a tour of the jungle and we politely declined, he rudely replied: 'No guide, no fun!' With those words in mind, we set off to explore....

Mexico in the rain, 8°C ... my decision was clear: Goodbye San Cristobal!!! The night bus was booked and I also secured accommodations and transportation for the next...

I would have liked to tell you about a golden sunrise over the highlands of Chiapas. But no, after my 13-hour bus ride, I stood at the bus station in the city of San Cristobal...

It's been almost exactly 7 weeks since we waited for our flight back to Germany in Mexico - time flies! Everyday life has caught up with us and the final blog post about our...

San Cristóbal is different from the places I have visited in Mexico so far. At an altitude of about 2000 meters and surrounded by mountains, it is much cooler here. The...

I will stay two nights in Palenque and book a tour to the Misol Ha and Agua Azul waterfalls. After that, the participants will be taken to my next destination, San Cristobal....

Summary of 39 days in Mexico: - I visited 4 out of 32 regions, the country is really huge and has a lot to offer - Visited 5 ruins - Got to know 6 different beach destinations -...

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Wed, 12.2 - Fri, 14.2 On Wednesday morning, I took a shared taxi from San Cristóbal to Toniná, this Maya pyramid is the highest pyramid in Mesoamerica, with a height of 86 m,...

Thu, 6th - Tue, 11th I arrived in San Cristobal de las Casas in the late afternoon, a beautiful colonial city and the cultural center of the state of Chiapas. The next day, I...

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Wed, 5.2 - Thu, 6.2 After a late breakfast and a little rest after the long bus journey, I visited the zoo in Tuxtla. There were a lot of birds, snakes, spiders, crocodiles,...

The journey to San Cristobal de las Casas lasted about six hours. The roads were narrow and winding. Our driver didn't care about this at all, just stamped our passports and...

We followed the tip of an expat from America and headed to Palenque after a last day at the beach in Playa del Carmen. Our bus ride started at 5:00 p.m. and lasted all night. We...

El Chiflon was our last excursion of our South Mexico-Guatemala trip. I can't believe it's already been 1 month since we left Tlaxcala - time flew by. With many interesting and...

From the city of Comitan, we take a day trip to the El Chiflon waterfalls. The public Colectivo (minibus) that takes us there is like the expensive tourist shuttle in...

Our return journey to Mexico goes back through San Cristobal. The 12-hour drive with the tourist shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to San Cristobal in Chiapas is tough. It takes...

After a more or less pleasant overnight bus ride, we arrive in Palenque around 8am in the morning. Tropical heat awaits us - the temperature difference compared to San Cristobal...

After breakfast, we take a stroll through the old town for the first time in daylight. Sancris looks colorful, multicultural, and I have never seen so many vegetarian/vegan...

After some time in Tlaxcala, we finally start our journey towards Central America. From Puebla, we fly to Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Chiapas in southern Mexico. In Puebla,...

Post 38 - Chiapas, one of the poorest but also most beautiful states. And in the midst of it all, San Cristóbal de las Casas and the ruins of Palenque!

Arriving in Palenque, we recovered from the exhausting bus ride in the hotel pool and enjoyed the sun - luckily, as the following two days were filled with rain. We were...

Palenque itself was not very interesting, the city is considered boring and not worth a visit, so I stayed at a hostel a little outside in the jungle, which was recommended to...

After Puerto Escondido, San Cristóbal de las casas was a nice change. Due to its altitude of about 2100m, it was a bit cooler, especially at night. The town reminded me a bit of...

There is not much to say about Palenque. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. I didn't even visit the city itself. Our cabins are on the edge of the jungle near the...