Travelogues Chiapas

From Palenque, we traveled another 8 hours into the Mexican hinterland to San Cristobal de las Casas, located in the state of Chiapas. Chiapas is the poorest state in Mexico,...

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...

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!

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...

A night bus takes us from Puerto Escondido over a well-paved but very curvy road to Chiapas, the neighboring state of Oaxaca. Our destination San Cristobal de las Casas is...

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...

A beautiful city with an indescribable flair, visiting indigenous Maya villages, fascinating nature...a weekend full of impressive experiences

San Cristobal

San Cristobal

'Our' temple

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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...

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...

San Cristobal

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...

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...

Palenque

San Cristobal

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,...

Another week has passed. During this time, we have traveled a lot. As announced last time, we headed to Mérida by bus. The first impression of the city was very different from...

03/03/2018 - 15/03/2018 Wow, once again almost two weeks of my residence and workplace in the 'Puerta Vieja' hostel. I feel so comfortable here that everything has become so...

In the jungle on the trail of the Maya and on a waterfall discovery tour

Chiapas - First Stop in Mexico

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...

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...

The four weeks in Puerto Escondido flew by. I would have loved to stay longer and enjoy the easy surfer life, but I have many places ahead of me, and some of them will also have...

In Palenque, we spontaneously decided on the jungle tour with a subsequent journey to San Cristobal. This was definitely a cheaper but NOT comfortable option as it turned out...

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...

On the first day in San Cristobal de las Casas, I joined a "Free Walking Tour". These tours are available in larger cities around the world, where you are guided on foot through...