Todays forecast was for rain from about midday on. Having experienced yesterday what San Cristobal rain can be like we decided to get moving early. After a really good breakfast at a small cafe we started making tracks to the Medicine Museum and after that the Coffee Museum. The walk to the Medicine Museum took us through a very busy area of town. Lots of a streets stalls selling all kinds of things from plumbing fittings to clothes to electronics, a large co...

A long overnight bus trip but thankfully we can check into our hotel rooms straight away. A quick shower and breakfast is the order of the day followed by an orientation walk. San Cristobal seems very typical of most Mexican towns with the distinct difference that it has a large indigenous population which makes it quite different to other places we have been. It is also home to the Zapitista revolutionary movement which is generally supported by the indigenou...