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SAN LORENZO ZINACANTAN |
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ZINACANTÁN is reasonably close to San Cristóbal, some 15km, and
readily accessible on public transport. Surrounded by steep, pine-forested
hills, it's also a relatively easy walk from Chamula (about 90min).
Zinacantán has a friendlier atmosphere than Chamula and you'll encounter
virtually no begging here. The men wear rose-pink ponchos with silver
threads (called pok 'ul ), decorated with tassels and embroidered
flowers, and the same colours and designs feature in the womens'
costumes. Beautiful table mats decorated with large embroidered flowers
are made here, and some tours include a visit to a house where you can
meet the women who weave them.
If you reach Zinacantán early enough on Sunday morning you'll have time
to visit the large, whitewashed church with red pantile roof, look
around the market, and still visit Chamula before the market there has
packed up (Chamula's stays open longer than the others, presumably in
honour of its foreign visitors). Zinacantán also has a museum , called
Museo Ik'al Ojov ("Our Great Lord"), with displays of costumes from
different hierarchical groups and a tableau of a house interior (daily
8am-6pm; donation).
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