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Unusual Attractions in San Cristóbal de las Casas

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.

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

Taller Leñateros (Woodlanders’ Workshop)

Mexico’s first and only Tzotzil Maya bookbinding workshop.

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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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

Romerillo, Mexico

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

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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Stories About San Cristóbal de las Casas

The Taller Leñateros—“Woodlanders Workshop”—has been operating since 1975, using recycled materials and ancient bookmaking techniques.

Indigenous Women Are Publishing the First Maya Works in Over 400 Years

A bookmaking collective in San Cristobal de las Casas is helping keep the Tzotzil language alive.

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