Visite des communautés indiennes de San Juan Chamula et Zinacantan
Description
Participez à cette visite originale de San Cristobal de Las Casas, un mélange de villages autochtones et locaux pleins de couleurs et de traditions. San Cristobal est composé d'une série de barrios (quartiers) traditionnels, dont chacun est connu pour un métier ou une coutume particulière, tels que le travail du fer, la menuiserie et la sculpture sur bois. Lors de cette visite, vous visiterez le village de San Juan Chamula qui possède une église pas comme les autres. Le pittoresque Iglesia San Juan, vieux de plusieurs siècles, possède des murs blanchis à la chaux et une entrée peinte de couleurs vives qui donne sur la place de la ville. Après avoir visité le village de Zinacantan, vous aurez l'occasion d'apprendre tout sur le travail des femmes de Zinacantán, qui tissent des textiles uniques avec un métier à tisser spécial attaché à leur ceinture. Après avoir admiré les traditionnels hupiles et couvertures, vous aurez ensuite l'occasion de déguster la cuisine locale et de déguster un plat local.
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
San Juan Chamula, (à 10 km de San Cristobal de las Casas) est une ville chargée d'histoire mais elle permet également de jeter un regard sur les Mayas d'aujourd'hui. C'est la plus grande ville maya du Chiapas avec une population de plus de 40 000 locuteurs de tzotzil, l'un des les 31 langues mayas. Cette région est connue pour son style de vie agricole et cérémonial, mélange de croyances catholiques et mayas. En fait, l'Église catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste ne fait partie d'aucun diocèse, car les résidents désirent la liberté d'effectuer divers types de rituels.
La route vers le village de San Lorenzo Zinancantan est d'environ 11 km. longue. Les gens de Zinancantán sont également des Mayas Tzotzil et la robe prédominante est en costumes très distinctifs de rose et de violet. Admirez de première main le travail artisanal laborieux des femmes tisserandes, qui, avec un métier à tisser à la taille, fabriquent de magnifiques pièces textiles telles que des 'Huipiles', des nappes, des couvre-lits et des housses de coussin
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Lieux et horaires de prise en charge
Nous prenons en charge dans n'importe quel hôtel situé à San Cristobal de las Casas Downtown.
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Les enfants en bas âge doivent être assis sur les genoux d'un adulte
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- Les enfants doivent être accompagnés par un adulte
- Fonctionne dans toutes les conditions météorologiques, veuillez vous habiller de manière appropriée
Avis(8)
Especially the visit of Chamula was impressive with the Church and the praxtices inside of it. However all in all it felt too much like a sales tour, even in the church you could get yourselve a "cleansing" for some hunderds pesos.
Thank you for your feedback, the visit to Chamula may be awe-inspiring, especially the unique experience inside the church. Local traditions and practices, such as the cleansing rituals are an integral part of the Indigenous culture in these local villages You are not obligated to take any service you do not want, the locals offer these services not as part of a sales tour, but as an authentic expression of their deeply rooted traditions. The fees charged for these rituals go directly to the community, helping to preserve their cultural heritage and support the local economy. We believe that by participating in these rituals, visitors are not only engaging in a meaningful cultural exchange but also contributing to the well-being of the indigenous people who share their customs with us. Thank you again for visiting!
The tours are very worth it, you can choose several tour options, we went to the Montebello lagoons and we reached the border with Guatemala, we also went to the El Chiflón waterfall, it is a spectacular place and the waterfalls are super beautiful. Another route is Zinacantán and San Juan Chamula. In Zinacantán they take you to a workshop for embroiderers and belt weavers, a very nice experience. In Chamula it was not so nice, they are very particular people and they take great care of the entrance to their temple, you cannot take photos inside the place and if they catch you they will fine you, follow the instructions of your guide in this place. The people there are not very nice.
Hola Muchas gracias poro compartir su viaje y experiencia con nosotros! nos da gusto que haya disfrutado de todo lo bonito que chiapas tiene para ofrecer! Esperamos verlo de nuevo pronto Saludos
We had a lovely time visiting Dan Juan Chamula and Zincantan near San Cristobal de la Casas. Our guide Annulfo was excellent and made a real effort to enlighten us on the history and cultural practices of the two villages. He also explained the lifestyle of the local people and as an extra took us on a tour in San Cristobal itself! Wonderful trip!
Hi Rajasree, Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us! We are very happy you had a great time with us! For sure I will send your comment to the guide ♥ Hope to see you back soon! Muchas gracias!
We made the trip with our own car. The church in Chamula is a must and really special. The rites in the church (mixture of indigenous and Catholic elements) are worth seeing. Attention when photographing : is prohibited and is also monitored in the church. Zinacantan is less interesting, there are only a handful of businesses that produce indigenous clothing.
Hello, Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us! We are very happy you had a great time! ♥ Hope to see you back soon!
I visited this church San Juan chamula and I was amazed by the devotion of the people who pray the whole church and full of candles many and on the ground there are pine needles and 5 large containers where burns l, incense you can not absolutely photograph all, inside because they say it takes away l, soul
On the morning we were scheduled to visit the Sumidero Canyon, Lucero, the administrator of Cepsu called to advise the tour had been cancelled due to bad weather. She quickly rearranged our day to visit 2 indigenous communities, and our family of 4 ended up having a private tour. Our tour guide, Nahum, was professional, courteous, knowledgeable and very pleasant to spend the day with. He gave us a lot f information about the two communities we visited. We had an extremely interesting day, despite the bad weather. I highly recommend this tour company. They are professional and a pleasure to deal with. Our trip to Chiapas was made all the more enjoyable thanks to them.
Beautiful and picturesque place to spend a few days of rest. Restaurants with regional and national food a lot to see and a pleasant climate plus there is for everyone budget$$$. The only bad thing is that when I went the temples were closed because of the past tremor.
Jose C te agradecemos mucho tus comentarios, nos alegra hayas disfrutado tu tour y de todo lo que San Cristobal puede ofrecer :D Lamentamos no hayas podido ver los templos :( Esperamos verte pronto en tu regreso a Chiapas!
9.30 to 2.30 is hardly a full day tour, did not go to markets or central plaza or cathedral. The indigenous communities were good, but overall did not deliver what is in the tour description.
Dear Jandk_1 We are commit to guest service I really appreciate if you could confirm which day do you traveled with us to verify what happened with our . I thank you very much Best Regards
