EDMONTON JOURNAL/ Vancouver Sun/
San Cristobal de las Casas is a small colonial mountain city about four hours from Guatemala, best known for its association with the Zapatista rebels. Today it is mostly peaceful, safe, relatively inexpensive and popular with Europeans. It is a wonderful mix of revolutionary, colonial and native Indian influences.
Editor's Note: San Cristobal is currently my favorite city in Mexico. But I disagree with writer Caitlin Evans about the overnight bus ride to Cancun, especially if you have a queasy stomach. With an often narrow, up and down winding road, that trip can be hellish...even a vomit comet! However, break-up the trip and stop to visit the splendid ruins at Palenque on the way to the Playa Riviera. They are magnificent...looming out of the hilly jungle. Plus the sounds of the screaming howler monkeys are positively eerie and primitive!
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