San Cristobal
Hola todos, My host in San Cristobal has been very hospitable and this weekend showed me most of San Cristobal. The highlight, though, was at her friends going away party when they paid for a 4 person mariache band to play 8 or so songs como despedida. The best song, though, if you are ever in the presence of a mariachi band to request is El Rey. When a Mexican hears El Rey, it is in their genetic code to stop whatever they are doing and sing along. I decided not to go to Guatemala because the cross border trek would have taken about 8 hours each way. Not worth it in my opinion. Instead I am going to DF (Mexico City) tomorrow at 5:30. My host Eri was crucial for this because I was going to pay around $900 pesos at the bus station I arrived at for a ticket. She informed me that I can take a similar bus that stops more frequently for just $350 pesos. Done. Today I went to an indigenous town that is about 20 minutes outside San Cristobal where the majority of the inhabitants speak s...