Chiapas and its Magic

January 8-16, 2024
Nine Days and Eight Nights

Chiapas is full of color, spirituality, culture, beauty and wonderful people. I love Chiapas. The first time that I visited, I easily fell in love. Since then I have been showing unique places in Chiapas to unique people like you!

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS TRIP

• • Visiting four archaeological sites with incomparable beauty: La Venta, Palenque, Bonampak and Yaxchilán
  • Enjoying the festivals in honor of St. Sebastian and St. Ildefonso in three indigenous villages: Zinacantán, Tenejapa, and San Juan Chamula
  • Visiting interesting museums specializing in textiles, traditional medicine, archaeology and history
  • Staying in a beautiful colonial city for four days: San Cristóbal de las Casas
  • Sharing with a local family at the Lacandon Jungle and being part of their daily lives
  • Learning about different aspects of the Maya’s lives in their own context, especially during the festivals. You will enjoy every minute of this time spent with their living culture
  • Visiting the Sumidero Canyon and being part of the Parachicos Festival at Chiapa de Corzo
  • Sharing with a local family at the Lacandon Jungle and being part of their daily lives
  • Learning about different aspects of the Maya’s lives in their own context, especially during the festivals. You will enjoy every minute of this time spent with their living culture.

GALLERY

ITINERARY

JANUARY 8

We will meet at our centrally located hotel and have our welcome dinner at 6:30 p.m.

JANUARY 9

Our first stop will be the outstanding park/museum of La Venta, designed by the poet Carlos Pellicer. His main purpose was to provide an open place to display the majesty of several Olmec heads. After lunch we will travel four hours by van to the Lacandon Jungle.

JANUARY 10

Traveling by boat on the Usumacinta River, we will visit Yaxchilán, an important archaeological site where you will be amazed by its beauty and remoteness. Then we will visit another archaeological site, Bonampak, where you will be delighted with the unique colors and themes that are shown in the chambers of the Acropolis. Then we will spend some time with a Lacandon family.

JANUARY 11

We will travel to Palenque, one of the most important archaeological sites in the Maya area. You will learn about its main rulers, writing system, hierarchy and much more.

JANUARY 12

After traveling to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the capital city of Chiapas, we will take a boat to visit the Sumidero Canyon. Then we will learn about the traditions in Chiapa de Corzo and its main fiesta, the Parachicos.

JANUARY 13

We will visit the Textiles Museum of the Maya World in San Cristóbal and enjoy the variety and versatility of the textiles of the Highlands of Chiapas. Then we will attend the main day of the fiesta to honor St. Sebastian in Zinacantán and San Juan Chamula. We will be immersed in their culture, popular religiosity and mysticism.

JANUARY 14

After visiting the Maya Museum of Traditional Medicine, we will go to Tenejapa, where we will be part of the fiesta in honor of St. Ildefonso. Then we will visit the Na Bolom Museum where we will close with the story of Frans Blom and Gertrude Duby.

JANUARY 15

Chiapas is very well known not only for its beautiful textiles but also for its pottery. At Amatenango del Valle, we will meet the most important artist in town, Juan Gómez. We will share some time learning about the pottery traditions, and we will have a big celebration in her new gallery.

JANUARY 16

We will leave San Cristobal at 6:30 a.m., and will arrive at the airport at Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas before 8:00 a.m.

COSTS (USD) & DETAILS

The tour includes:

• • Transportation: from Villahermosa, Tabasco, ending at the Chiapas-Tuxtla Gutiérrez Airport*
  • Daily tours
  • Entrance fees to all the attractions detailed in the tour description
  • Boat rides on the Usumacinta River and to see the Sumidero Canyon
  • A guide specialized in archaeology, ethnography and anthropology
  • Accommodations
  • Daily breakfast at the hotel
  • Eight lunches
  • Welcome dinner and two dinners in the Lacandon Jungle

*For the convenience of the travelers, this trip will start in Villahermosa, Tabasco, and will end at the airport at Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.

It does not include:

• • Transfer from the airport in Villahermosa to the hotel in the same city
  • Tips
  • Telephone calls, laundry, etc.

This trip was designed for only fourteen travelers.

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