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The Atlas Obscura Guide To San Cristóbal De Las Casas

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

Updated August 27, 2019

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The museum’s colonial building.

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

Museo de la Medicina Maya (Mayan Medicine Museum)

The displays in this off-the-beaten-path museum highlight the holistic, indigenous methods of healing.
Taller Leñateros.

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

Taller Leñateros (Woodlanders’ Workshop)

Mexico’s first and only Tzotzil Maya bookbinding workshop.
Garden at Casa Na Bolom.

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

Casa Na Bolom

The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.
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The church facade from Chamula’s town square.

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Iglesia de San Juan

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.
4 miles from San Cristóbal de las Casas
Boards represent doors to and from the grave.

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Maya Crosses of Romerillo Cemetery

This isolated Maya cemetery in Chiapas is distinguished by its towering, colorful wooden crosses.
5 miles from San Cristóbal de las Casas
The ‘Pillar of Shame’ at Acteal.

Acteal, Mexico

Acteal Pillar of Shame

A 26-foot tall roadside concrete pillar recalls a yet-unresolved 1997 political massacre.
19 miles from San Cristóbal de las Casas
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The Taller Leñateros—“Woodlanders Workshop”—has been operating since 1975, using recycled materials and ancient bookmaking techniques.

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