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Getting to Guatemala

by moro Posted on 16 October 2006

The song of the jungle awakes us very early and while we have breakfast we are wrapped by a misty fog. In our mind slide fast the memories of three months spent in Mexico, looks and smiles of the people … Continue reading →

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Frontera Corozal, Lacandon jungle

by moro Posted on 15 October 2006

The last Mexican night flies away slowly but inexorably, like the course of the rio Usumacinta, where we are staying now. The road that has lead us from the highlands near Comitàn to Frontera Corozal, it is a hard way … Continue reading →

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San Cristobal de las Casas

by moro Posted on 12 October 2006

We spent some days in San Cristobal, the historical and touristic heart of Chiapas. The city is really pleasant and interesting, maybe to much visited. As usual we have been attracted in a special way by the market and “artesania” … Continue reading →

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From the jungle and Zapatist communities

by moro Posted on 10 October 2006

Last part. Early in the morning the micro leaves from San Quintin to Las Margaritas. An even harder trail in comparison with the one from Ocosingo. After some hours of travel we reach the “caracol” La Realidad: as our driver … Continue reading →

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Manuèl, su familia y la tierra

by moro Posted on 10 October 2006

Fourth part. At night, Manuèl and his wife told us the history of their life, that is the history of many campesinos, indigenous people and Latin Americans, before and after them. An adventure begun in ’67, when ejido Emiliano Zapata … Continue reading →

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Ejido Emiliano Zapata and Laguna Miramar

by moro Posted on 6 October 2006

Third part. Adolfo awakes us very early in the morning, but we are slow and after a short breakfast and the research of the boots, when we are ready to leave, the sun is already high on the horizon… we … Continue reading →

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Towards the Lacandon Jungle

by moro Posted on 5 October 2006

Second part. It’s early in the morning, but the emotion keep us wide awake: we put all our dreams on the “camioneta” that will take us to San Quintin, ready to share them with the other people who undertake the … Continue reading →

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Indigenous communities of Chiapas

by moro Posted on 4 October 2006

First part. During the period spent in Ocosingo, we have been observers of a hard but intense life. Day after day, people became more and more friendly and the last evening we knew a family coming from a pueblo on … Continue reading →

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Ocosingo, Chiapas

by moro Posted on 2 October 2006

Chiapas is the Mexican state where the echoes from the past are more evident and the indigenous population is more numerous. We receive a further confirmation of this fact in Ocosingo: it is a quite but lively market, where many … Continue reading →

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Ruins of Palenque

by moro Posted on 30 September 2006

We loved the archaeological site of Palenque: the beautifulness and greatness of its temples reveal the history of a rich Mayan city and of legendary figures (above all, Pakal), however leaving them in the mystery. The jungle covers the ruins, … Continue reading →

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Travel towards Chiapas

by moro Posted on 25 September 2006

After almost three weeks of Caribbean, sun and paradisiac beaches, we ended our staying in the Yucatan peninsula moving from Tulum to Mahahual. This small village of fishermen, in the heart of the wonderful Costa Maya, let us feel the … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: chiapas

Getting to Guatemala

Frontera Corozal, Lacandon jungle

San Cristobal de las Casas

From the jungle and Zapatist communities

Manuèl, su familia y la tierra

Ejido Emiliano Zapata and Laguna Miramar

Towards the Lacandon Jungle

Indigenous communities of Chiapas

Ocosingo, Chiapas

Ruins of Palenque

Travel towards Chiapas

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