Leaving Oaxaca

Our last day on the beach in San Agustinillo we came a across some shark fisherman with a catch of small sharks. They probably sell them to restaurants. We also came across an interesting boat with a Kenai River fish guide sticker on it, but we didn't see who owned the boat. Earlier, there were some fly fishers going out to fish for tuna, maybe it was their boat. We thought about staying longer in San Agustinillo, but the hotels are more expensive on the beach, along with the food, so we decided it was time to move on. We took the camioneta to Pochutla, spent the night there and caught the bus the next morning to Tehuantepec. The bus ride along the southern coast was nice, it was desolate, not too many towns.

Tehuantepec was a nice Mexican town, with red-tiled roofs a nice central plaza. The market was fun as well, with tons of fruits, vegetables, and flowers sold. The best part of Tehauntepec was the women, who rode in these tricycle motorcyle taxis called motocarros. They wore long flowing skirts and stood in the trailer of the taxi. Here are some photos......


Yesterday morning we woke up early and caught the 5 1/2 hour busride to Tuxtla Guiterrez in Chiapas and then the 1 hour bus ride to San Cristobal de las Casas. We were really happy to arrive in San Cristobal. It was beautiful and very green, compared to the brown and dry coastal areas. It is cold too! In the upper 60s. We checked into the hostel, Posada Mexico with our own private bathroom for less than $20 per night, including a small breakfast. The one thing about San Cristobal that really suprised us was the number of tourists. The centro historico (downtown) was full of gringos, it almost seemed like there were more gringos than Mexicans! We haven't seen that yet in the interior part of Mexico, except maybe in Puerto Vallarta or some of the beach towns. However, I guess this is a popular stop for those doing a tour of Central America, including Belize, Guatemala, Yucatan Mexico and Chiapas Mexico. Last night we went to a vegetarian restaurant and had the menu de la dia, which was spinich or vegetable soup, potato croquets (Emily) and stuffed swiss chard (luke), rice, beans, tortillas, salad for only $2.50 USD per person!

Anyways, San Cristobal is a beautiful colonial style town, kind of artsy, and very beautiful becuase it is situated in the mountains at an elevation of about 7000 ft. Tomorrow we will take a tour to one of the nearby Zapotec villages.