After 3 weeks on the beach, I got a night bus to San Cristóbal, a hippie-filled colonial town in Chiapas, Mexico. The cold nights were a bit harsh after the coast, but I enjoyed my stay a lot! I met up with a group I met in Puerto Escondido. It was nice to get an urban feeling again after inflatable killer whales and coconuts. We spent a lot of time just walking around in the streets between the chai lattes (we got addicted, had 2 every day). The best touristy thing there was a boat trip down a stunning canyon.
  We were also in San Cristóbal during el Dia de Muertes - The Day of the Dead. It's the day of the year to celebrate, not mourne, the dead. The town was full of decorations and dressed up people, quite similar to Halloween. But then the cemetery it was something I've never seen before: The whole place looked like a festival! The "streets" between the tomb stones (that were more like little houses) were full of people, big groups were gathered around the tomb stones (that were covered in colorful flowers) eating, laughing, drinking beer. People selling snacks, bands playing music. Not a single sad face, they were just partying with their lost ones! Would love to bring this tradition back home. The only thing less charming was that people threw their garbage on the ground. |
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