When traveling, we need to be reminded that things are not done the same way as in our native lands. When Cheryl visits the market in Chamula she is mindful to be open to experience.
She takes a deep breath, and walks in.
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It was time to visit a couple of small towns, where modern Maya live. The first was Zinacantan.
Hopping in a boat on the Grijalva River, the travelers view the wildlife in Sumidero Canyon.
Chiapa de Corzo is a town in the Chiapas highlands of Mexico. People have lived here since 1400 BCE, and the earliest Mesoamerican inscribed date is found here on a Stela 2: 36 BCE is the first Long Count Date. The colonial city of Chiapa de Corzo was founded in 1528 CE near the ancient city.
In the center of the Valley of Oaxaca, rising up from the plain is the Pre-Columbian city Monte Alban. This Zapotec city dominated the valley by 200 AD. It covers the top of a hill that overlooks the valley with mountains in the distance. In addition to the small ballcourt are stone platforms, palaces and tombs.
The two major volcanoes near Mexico City that you drive past on the way to Puebla.
Cheryl hopes she’ll have a religious experience in front of the tilma…
The word Zocalo means the base of a statue or column. In the main square in Mexico City, in Colonial times, they planned on erecting a column, but it was never completed. People would say: “meet you at the zocalo.” The name stuck and this square became known as the Zocalo. This has transferred to other Mexican cities where they refer to their main square as the Zocalo.
In her hotel room in Mexico City, Cheryl hears music and investigates. The music was coming from the other side of the window. But her room didn’t face outside.
When most people think of vacationing in Mexico, they see themselves lying on a beach with blue skies overhead, and a drink in their hand. Cheryl had other ideas.
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