We look up in wonder as the guide points to the top of the canyon wall thousands of feet directly above, where hundreds of indigenous Chiapans hurled themselves to their deaths rather than be captured by the Spanish invaders led by Cortes. Pay the marimba band 10 pesos for a couple of songs and they will probably throw in a few extra tunes. Ask them for traditional or regional songs of Chiapas and you will have everyone in tears at the beauty of the music. When you use the clean restrooms at the restaurant, don t forget to flush the toilet with a bucket of water from the cisterna just outside the bathroom door. After lunch, we walk back to the square, visiting a few of the many small shops which sell embroidered T-shirts and dresses, leather goods, and wood carvings.
Prices are low and the products are of good quality.
Many women from Tuxtla shop here reguarly for clothes. You can browse to your heart s content. The shopkeepers are very laid back and don t pressure tourists. There is a fantastic waterfall, El Chorreadero, about 4 kms east of Chiapa de Corzo on the road to San Cristobal. Take a cab out and ask the driver to return for you in an hour.