Tour of San Juan Chamula and Zinacantan

This tour the pick up starts at 9:00 am, he went to pick you up at your hotel. The duration of the collection lasts 30 min. Tour in Spanish and English.
After Pickup at the indicated hotel, we will start our transfer to the indigenous community of San Juan Chamula where we will get to know the Church and its religious traditions, and visit the traditional pantheon. Later we will move to Zinacantán to appreciate the church and then visit a community family to learn how to make their typical clothing on a backstrap loom and enjoy their traditional cuisine. The tour ends in the center of San Cristóbal de las Casas.

Itinerary
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Stop At: San Juan Chamula, San Juan Chamula, Southern Mexico

After the Pickup at the indicated hotel, we will begin our transfer to the indigenous community of San Juan Chamula where we will get to know the Church and its religious traditions, and we will visit the traditional pantheon.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Church of St. Juan Bautista, Plaza Central, San Juan Chamula 29320 Mexico

For a small fee, tourists can visit the church, a very peculiar place whose interior cannot be photographed due to the same beliefs of the inhabitants. The architecture of the temple is colonial in style, however, both the interior and exterior are painted white and the stone of the original construction has been completely covered. Inside there are no traditional benches to sit and pray, as the inhabitants kneel and pray. They create a very special mystical atmosphere by performing rituals that are the product of the mixture of the evangelization of the 16th century with the pre-Hispanic Mayan religious beliefs. Believers pray in front of multicolored candles of different sizes, there are usually rows of candles attached to the ground. Also the floor is almost completely covered with the branch of a pine, since the Chamula beliefs consider it a sacred tree and with the objective of being in front of God, they come closer through the pine and the candlelight

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Cementerio de San Juan Chamula, Cerca del Templo de San Sebastian, San Juan Chamula 29320 Mexico

The cemetery is a peculiar place, where the tombs have no headstones and the crosses are of multiple colors.

Stop At: Iglesia de San Lorenzo, Zinacantan Mexico

The temple of San Lorenzo Mártir, in Zinacantán, is one of the architectural jewels of Mexico and the world. The church of colonial origin, remodeled at the beginning of the 20th century, is an essential part of the economic life of the area, due to the tourist influx that visits it.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Domicilio Conocido S/N, Centro C.P. 29350 Zinacantan, Chiapas, Zinacantan 29350 Mexico

Then we visit a family from the community to learn how they make their typical clothes on a backstrap loom, and savor a bite in their traditional cuisine.

Duration: 45 minutes



Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Infants must sit on laps"
"Most travelers can participate"
"This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"



Horário de Início: 09:30 AM
Duração: 6 Hours
Ponto de partida: Traveler pickup is offered
Additional pick-up information +52 967 6782167
In each reservation you must specify the Hotel or full pick-up address

Cancelamentos e reembolsos: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

Incluído

• Air-conditioned vehicle
• All Fees and Taxes
• Entry/Admission - Iglesia de San Lorenzo
• Entry/Admission - Zinacantan

Não Incluído

• Food and drinks
• Entrance to the Church in San Juan Chamula, additional cost of Mx 50.00

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