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• 26 Nov 08
  

  Thury O'Connor

  old-time san cristobal and palenque are described

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• 16 Nov 08
  

  matthewtt
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  • “The only place it compares with is maybe Tibet, Nepal years ago,” said Walter Morris Jr., a gray-bearded American anthropologist — better known as Chip — who has lived in San Cristóbal for 35 years. “In terms of leaving your normal space and being with people who truly think differently and who do interesting things, this is about as exotic as you can get within a few thousand miles of the United States and a short plane ride.”
  • Yup, those Zapatistas, properly termed the Zapatista Army of National Unity, or E.Z.L.N., whose failed revolution has given Chiapas a frisson of danger. A decade ago, that reputation was well-earned, thanks to the Mexican military’s pursuit of the E.Z.L.N., the massacre of Tzotzil Indians in the village of Acteal and frequent unrelated but frightening raids by bandits who cross the border from Guatemala.

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