Cañon de Sumidero and Chiapas de Corzo

Cañon del Sumidero near Chiapas del Corzo. 

Crocodile taking a siesta in the sun in Cañon del Sumidero.

They have a Virgen de Guadalupe everywhere...
even 30 mins deep into the canyon. 

  My final days in San Cristobal de las Casas were warming up, and so I decided to take a boat trip. I took a little excursion down into the valley below S.C. to the Cañon del Sumidero. This particular canyon offers opportunites to relax on the boat, see different varieties of wildlife,like crocodiles and monkeys, and learn about one of the most important energy resources of Mexico. The canyon has a max depth around 1000m from the top of the canyon to the surface of the river.

The meat store, with is goods proudly on display.
 At least its fresh... you hope.

After the excursion we had a short time in this small town of Chiapas de Corzo. It was the city fair this week and they had all of the rides. They had teacups, farris wheel, and even the little dragon. I took a short stroll through the plaza, and went over to the market. They do this very strange thing here in mexico with the meat. They cut it up into long ropes, and then hang it out for display. I stopped to take a picture of it, and this fella asked me what I was doing. When I told him how strange this was to me he said that it was the best way to know the quality of the meat. He also explained to me a very typical way to prepare these thinly sliced strips with semi mashed beans, and the fattiest parts of the cut. This is a homestyle dish, that you won't find on a menu at a restaurant. In this market I also bought the most delicious chocolate disks. They look like small hockey pucks, and make yummy hot chocolate. Which is perfect on cold nights in S.C.

Weird fermented apple thing...
Don't recommend these if you see them. 

At the market I kept seeing big bowls of these small round balls that sort of looked like olives. So since I didn't know what it was I bought one.... They were neither olives nor delicious. Something like a fermented crab apple that had been soaked in sweet juice. Not my thing, so once out of eye sight of the lady who sold it to me I threw it away.
Sundays are so much fun here in Mexico, and S.C was lovely. I did a little souviner shopping, and spent two days budget in about 3 hours... oops. But the textiles in Chiapas are unbelievbly intricate and detailed, and I couldn't pass them up. While I was walking through the plaza this group of 5 men started to wave at me. I waved a backed, and then they said hey can we please take a picture with you. I felt really silly, but it was a fun story so I did it. They were from the larger city of Tuxcla in the valley, and had riden to S.C. for a Sunday afternoon.

Me and a motorcycle gang in S.C. plaza- I can
hear my mother gasping from 800miles away. :) 

The Cathedral off the main plaza in S.C. 

Journaling in the sunshine at the Rossco's Backpackers,
with the snuggliest kitty in Chiapas. 

Artisan tacos made with black corn tortillas, and the spiciest salsa I have tried yet!

This lady is the cook at the market restaurant where I ate. She speak Tzotil- the native language, so we could only speak to eachother through other people. I asked to take a photo with her because she was such a great cook. She was flattered, but so shy. It was a great moment.