Historic sites

San Cristóbal de las Casas

Mexico Chiapas San Cristóbal de las Casas

San Cristóbal de las Casas
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A colonial highland town with colourful houses, churches and markets, a centre of indigenous Maya culture. Visit the villages of San Juan Chamula, with its unusual church, and Zinacantán.


Take a boat through the Sumidero Canyon. It's cool at 2,200 m. Check travel advice for Chiapas.

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