Zapatourist - Return to Chiapas
Thanksgiving week , 2002
Text and Photos Copyright ©2003 Mark E. Halliday
I took my first vacation (since starting work) during Thanksgiving Week.
The amazing fequent flyer deal on Aeromar was still in place, and I booked a flight to San Cristobal de las Casas.
(10,000 UA miles RT from San Antonio to any place in Mexico)
I hadn't seen Chiapas since 1982, when Laura and I took the jeep there. I remembered San Cristobal as an interesting town.
A new road up the Usamacinta River from Palenque allowed access to Yaxchilan and Bonampak.
Palenque
town, where I booked a day tour to
Yaxchilan/Bonampak for 5 AM the next morning
Pick
up at hotel, then 1 hour down the road to a breakfast stop.
End
of the road,
backpackers pass through here every day to/from Tikal
Usamacinta River
Yaxchilan Tunnels
Yaxchilan
Ceiba
Tree and Eco-lodge
Bonampak
Stelae in the rain.
Bonampak Airstrip
Palenque
Budget hotels at the entrance to Archeological zone.
Marcos
Dolls
Na
Balom
Zocalo
San Cristobal Churches
Pico Orizaba, highest in Mexico.
Text and Photos Copyright ©2003 Mark E. Halliday