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Chiapas: San Juan Chamula - Zinacantán

By Jaguar Negro
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 131 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • Visit the church of San Lorenzo in Zinacantán
  • Observe traditional textile crafts
  • Take photographs in Zinacantán

Activity location

    • San Cristóbal de las Casas
    • San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • San Cristóbal de las Casas
    • San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

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Chiapas: San Juan Chamula - Zinacantán
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 9:30
Price details
RM 131.34 x 1 AdultRM 131.34

Total
Price is RM 131.34

What's included, what's not

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    Tourist transportation in Chiapas
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    Passenger insurance inside the vehicle
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    Entrance fees to San Juan Chamula and Zinacantán
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided explanations of the towns
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    1.5-hour visit in San Juan Chamula
  • What's includedWhat's included
    1.5-hour visit in Zinacantán
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Group tour
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    Food and drinks
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    Tips

What you can expect

We begin our tour in Chiapas at 9:30 in the morning, picking you up at your respective Hotel in San Cristóbal, and then taking the San Cristobal highway in the highlands of Chiapas, which is half an hour; visiting first: SAN JUAN CHAMULA CHIAPAS, where we will learn about its history and customs, such as religious syncretism, in which you can see healers healing their people with candles, chickens, eggs and ‘posh’ (regional alcoholic beverage). We will also see their typical Chiapas customs made of sheep wool. The sheep is considered another member of the family, because thanks to its wool they cover themselves from the cold and in gratitude, when the sheep dies, they bury it. Something that is very interesting is that it is a 100% Catholic town, there is no other religion other than Catholic. It is also a town where polygamy is practiced by custom. The language they speak is Tzotzil. In Chiapas, it is one of the most recognized ethnic groups for their deep-rooted customs and how united they are.

At the end of our visit in the town of San Juan Chamula, we will move to ZINACANTÁN, another town of the Tzotzil ethnic group, which is located 10 km from the city of San Cristobal de las Casas. The road along which you drive passes through the Labor de Esquipulas, a beautiful example of the rural architecture of the Highlands of Chiapas. Later, bordering the foots of the ‘Huitepec’ hill, where an ecological reserve with trails has been established, to appreciate the flora and fauna of the temperate regions of Chiapas, we will have the opportunity to visit a Zinacanteca family, to see how they make their typical costumes and how they use the backstrap loom technique. We will go to the kitchen to taste some handmade tortillas, made by themselves. There, you can take photos and talk with them to learn a little more about their customs.

The sacred spaces are marked by the hills that surround the small valley and the complex formed by the church of San Lorenzo.

Location

Activity location

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    • San Cristóbal de las Casas
    • San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • San Cristóbal de las Casas
    • San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico