Thursday, November 01, 2007

El Chile Que Me Toque Como

I've been back in Douglas for a few days, and now I'm headed off to Colorado. Deanna, friends, and, at long last, the trial of Peter Kim. What a weird, beautiful, messed up week it promises to be.

Chiapas, as always, is great. The group that I went with was both excellent and not so excellent. But as they say, free is free is free. Central to all of this is my Mexican family down there. They are the best.

I don't know when I'll be back there next but it can't come soon enough.

But be honest, what you really care about are the pics. Well, here are a few:



Mayan Christ in the middle of a restaurant in San Cristobal de las Casas. German tourists in San Cris are like the Japanese in Hawaii or Americans in Cancun, but still such a cool place.


Pictures were not allowed inside this church, but that's where the real action was. Sacrifices of beer, chickens, soda, etc. being made to the saints. Very moving.


A village prepares the graves for El Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Tomorrow they will be loaded down with flowers, food, and pictures as the entire community comes out to remember and celebrate.


Early morning in San Cristobal. Did I mention that this city is gorgeous?


Clean, perfect water. I love Chiapas. And taking pictures of my feet.

5 comments:

Rachel L. said...

Cool feet picture. I took one the other day and thought of your obsession. :) Have a good trip to see everyone! Miss you, like, um, a lot!

Bryce Perica said...

What a beautiful time.

Marissa B said...

That San Cristobal picture is seriously beautiful. I want to visit.
I hope you are doing well, my friend. Enjoy CO-- Just don't love on Wesley too much that he doesn't want to come back to me. K thanks. :)

Erik Haagenson said...

Hopefully not to many fluent Spanish speakers are checking this post...

Anonymous said...

I just now noticed the title of the post.

Very funny.

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