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San Cristóbal de las Casas · Chiapas · Chiapas Highlands
Colonial San Cristóbal de las Casas plus a guided visit to San Juan Chamula and Zinacantán with a Tzotzil-speaking translator. You'll leave understanding what you saw, not just what it looked like.
Full-day itinerary
Meet in the main square. Van into the highlands, brief orientation on Tzotzil culture and church-visit etiquette.
A quick walk through the market square to the church of San Juan Bautista.
Pine-needle floor, thousands of candles, Coca-Cola offerings. No photography inside. Your Tzotzil translator interprets what's happening.
Time to walk through the market, buy honey, watch the daily rhythm.
15-minute drive to the neighbouring village, known for its greenhouse-grown flowers and its textiles.
Family-run backstrap-loom cooperative — demonstration of dyes and weaving, time to ask questions and buy directly.
Back in town by 13:30, in time for lunch on your own.
What's included
Round-trip van from San Cristóbal to Chamula and Zinacantán. About 30 min each way.
A guide who has worked in the highlands for years, in English or Spanish.
A Tzotzil speaker with you at every stop so villagers can speak for themselves.
Entrance to the San Juan Chamula church — respectful conduct required, no photography inside.
Visit to a family-run backstrap-loom cooperative in Zinacantán, with time to ask questions.
Eight guests max. We want to be guests in these villages, not a bus tour.
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