So my time traveling alone is rapidly coming to an end - I go to Tuxtla to meet Andy in a few hours, assuming we pull off our fail-proof plan of running into each other somewhere at the bus station. It´s been a wonderful, rewarding and challenging experience but it will certainly be more fun once he gets here. Here are some more pictures of San Cristobal.
And the markets. The last of these is a picture of chicks that they dye all different neon colors and all of the kids in the market freak out about them. PETA would be all over this in the US.
I spent the past week enjoying the city and working on my Spanish. I bought a book of Mexican short stories, but it´s slow going when you have to look up every other word. It´s bound to get easier with practice, right? I also spent a lot of time at the market with Julien, my French friend from the hostel. I introduced him to sweet potatoes (which are white here not orange like yams in the US) and he bought me my first pitahaya- a delicious cactus fruit with hot pink and white flesh and black seeds. Naturally I´m including some pictures of our meals.
I spent the past week enjoying the city and working on my Spanish. I bought a book of Mexican short stories, but it´s slow going when you have to look up every other word. It´s bound to get easier with practice, right? I also spent a lot of time at the market with Julien, my French friend from the hostel. I introduced him to sweet potatoes (which are white here not orange like yams in the US) and he bought me my first pitahaya- a delicious cactus fruit with hot pink and white flesh and black seeds. Naturally I´m including some pictures of our meals.
On Saturday Julien and I decided to get out of the city and explore the surrounding hills. We climbed a steep switchback road to the north of San Cris and ended up in the tiny village of Pozuelos. It consisted of a few huts, maize fields, vegetable gardens and goat and sheep pastures. The people were all very nice and also very curious and amused as to how we ended up all the way out there. The hills are covered in forest and flowers and the climb provided stunning views of San Cristobal and surrounding areas. Plus, it was great to get away from all of the noise and bustle of the city for a few hours.
Once Andy arrives I think we plan to stay here for another day or two so I can show him around the city... although those of you who know me well won´t be at all surprised that I still get myself lost on a daily basis. Then we´re headed north to the jungle to see the Mayan ruins in Palanque and then south into Guatemala.Abrazos,
-C
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