We had planned on our next night to be in San Cristobal de las Casas but we had read and heard about the lancha trip up the Sumidero Canyon from Chiapa de Corzo so it didn’t make sense to drive the extra two hours farther. Instead we opted to overnight in Tuxtla Gutierrez at the Hacienda Hotel, a garden oasis that is amazingly on the corner of the busiest glorieta (roundabout with traffic lights) in the city. Despite the proximity to an incredible number of vehicles in need of new mufflers desperately honking their way into the lane they need, the lushly landscaped camping area provides a calm respite from metropolitan surroundings. Tuxtla itself is a modern, hip, young, urban center and a total surprise. It turned out to be the perfect place to re-supply while reacquainting ourselves with the luxuries and conveniences of civilization. We strolled the packed plazas and Avenida Central stocking up on organic, high-altitude Chiapan coffee and crafts, snapping photos of the numerous murals surrounding the art institute, and taking in the numerous celebrations and parades celebrating the Dia de Virgin de Guadalupe; that would later realize should actually be called the Semana (week) de Virgin de Guadalupe. There is a slideshow and a video following this awesome picture and caption of Natalie…
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