Tour naar de Indiase gemeenschappen San Juan Chamula en Zinacantan
Beschrijving
Doe mee met deze originele tour door San Cristobal de Las Casas, een mix van inheemse en lokale dorpen vol kleuren en tradities. San Cristobal bestaat uit een reeks traditionele barrios (wijken), die elk bekend staan om een bepaald beroep of gebruik, zoals ijzerbewerking, timmerwerk en houtsnijwerk. Tijdens deze tour bezoekt u het dorp San Juan Chamula, dat een unieke kerk bezit. De pittoreske, eeuwenoude Iglesia San Juan heeft witgekalkte muren en een felgekleurde ingang die uitkijkt op het stadsplein. Nadat je het dorp Zinacantan hebt bezocht, krijg je de kans om alles te weten te komen over het werk van de vrouwen van Zinacantán, die uniek mooi textiel weven met een speciaal weefgetouw dat aan hun riemen is bevestigd. Nadat je de traditionele hupiles en dekens hebt bewonderd, heb je de mogelijkheid om de lokale gerechten te proeven en een lokaal gerecht te proberen.
Rondreisopties
Reisroute
San Juan Chamula, (10 km van San Cristobal de las Casas) is een stad met een rijke geschiedenis, maar biedt ook een kijkje in de Maya's van vandaag. Dit is de grootste Maya-gemeente in Chiapas met een bevolking van meer dan 40.000 sprekers van Tzotzil, een van de de 31 Mayan-talen. Deze regio staat bekend om zijn agrarische en ceremoniële levensstijl, die een mengeling is van katholieke en Maya-overtuigingen. De katholieke kerk van Johannes de Doper maakt eigenlijk geen deel uit van een bisdom, omdat bewoners de vrijheid wensen om verschillende soorten rituelen uit te voeren.
De weg naar het dorp San Lorenzo Zinancantan is ongeveer 11 km. lang. Zinancantán mensen zijn ook Tzotzil Maya's en de overheersende kleding is in zeer onderscheidende kostuums van roze en paars. Bewonder uit de eerste hand het moeizame handgemaakte werk van de wevervrouwen, die met een weefgetouw om hun middel prachtige textielstukken maken zoals 'Huipiles', tafelkleden, spreien en kussenhoezen
Hoogtepunten
Wat is inbegrepen
Ophaallocaties en -tijden
We halen op bij elk hotel in San Cristobal de las Casas Downtown.
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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
