Lots happening in San Cristobal

Well it's been a busy few days for a change and lots to see and do here. There is a baroque festival so lots of music and dancing in the plaza and zocalo area in the afternoon and evenings (mambo and salsa tonight). Went to the mayan villages of Chumula and Zinacantan yesterday which were very interesting. The traditions are still very strong in the villages even though they are so close to San Cristobal. Most of the Mayan villagers speak either Tzotzil or Tzeltal rather than Spanish. In Chumula the church is the only one for 60,000 villagers. We were able to go inside and witness the Shaman (healers) carry out their rituals (although we didn't see any chicken sacrifices whilst we were there).
The day before I went to the Amber museum which had an amazing collection of pieces of amber embedded with insects and plants and carved in beautiful ways. Apparently Chiapas is the third most important amber mine in the world. I couldn't resist the amber jewellery shops in town and gave in and bought myself an amber pendant.
We have decided to move on to Palenque tomorrow and visit the Mayan ruins there and also the waterfalls and lakes nearby. The cool and fresh air will only last for one more day as Palenque is very hot and sticky in the jungle (but apparently great surrounding scenary for the ruins).

Haven't progressed with anymore reading so I can't update you on my current reads. But you can look at www.bookcrossings.com if you're interested in books. I´m on there as welshmouse (suprisingly).