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Overview

This tour the pick up starts at 9:00 am, he went to pick you up at your hotel. The duration of the collection lasts 30 min. Tour in Spanish and English. After Pickup at the indicated hotel, we will start our transfer to the indigenous community of San Juan Chamula where we will get to know the Church and its religious traditions, and visit the traditional pantheon. Later we will move to Zinacantán to appreciate the church and then visit a community family to learn how to make their typical clothing on a backstrap loom and enjoy their traditional cuisine. The tour ends in the center of San Cristóbal de las Casas.

Pickup Information

Additional pick-up information +52 967 6782167 In each reservation you must specify the Hotel or full pick-up address

Language Offered

Spanish-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. San Juan Chamula
After the Pickup at the indicated hotel, we will begin our transfer to the indigenous community of San Juan Chamula where we will get to know the Church and its religious traditions, and we will visit the traditional pantheon.
Duration: 120 mins
2. Iglesia de San Juan Bautista
For a small fee, tourists can visit the church, a very peculiar place whose interior cannot be photographed due to the same beliefs of the inhabitants. The architecture of the temple is colonial in style, however, both the interior and exterior are painted white and the stone of the original construction has been completely covered. Inside there are no traditional benches to sit and pray, as the inhabitants kneel and pray. They create a very special mystical atmosphere by performing rituals that are the product of the mixture of the evangelization of the 16th century with the pre-Hispanic Mayan religious beliefs. Believers pray in front of multicolored candles of different sizes, there are usually rows of candles attached to the ground. Also the floor is almost completely covered with the branch of a pine, since the Chamula beliefs consider it a sacred tree and with the objective of being in front of God, they come closer through the pine and the candlelight
Duration: 30 mins
3. Cementerio de San Juan Chamula
The cemetery is a peculiar place, where the tombs have no headstones and the crosses are of multiple colors.
4. Iglesia de San Lorenzo
The temple of San Lorenzo Mártir, in Zinacantán, is one of the architectural jewels of Mexico and the world. The church of colonial origin, remodeled at the beginning of the 20th century, is an essential part of the economic life of the area, due to the tourist influx that visits it.
Duration: 30 mins
5. Former Temple of San Lorenzo
Then we visit a family from the community to learn how they make their typical clothes on a backstrap loom, and savor a bite in their traditional cuisine.
Duration: 45 mins

Inclusion

All Fees and Taxes

In-vehicle air conditioning

Exclusion

Food and drinks

Entrance to the Church in San Juan Chamula, additional cost of Mx 50.00

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

  • 0% refund if cancelled 0+ days before the start date

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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