EZLN Communique September 27, 2021 The news out of Chiapas lately is that of heightened tension. Mountain communities like Chenalhó continue to combat cartel violence […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Marimba
On Music: Marimba September 29, 2021 The Marimba is played everywhere in Chiapas. I hear it daily, the hammering on those wooden slats descending in […]
Our Man in Chiapas: The Chamúlas
The Chamúlas October 1, 2021 One taxi driver in San Cristóbal says to my friend Victor, very frankly, “I don’t take people to San Juan […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Eugenio the Philosopher
Eugenio the Philosopher October 2, 2021 Eugenio relocated his young family to San Cristóbal in 1992. The Mexican was trying to live and to teach […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Noam Chomsky on Calle Corona
“The uprising did not just coincide with NAFTA. It is keyed to it.” Noam Chomsky, 1994 Just when I was longing to see an intelligent […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Zapatismo
Zapatismo October 5, 2021 “So that the people will have land, forests, and water.” Emiliano Zapata, 1917 The man in the black ski mask, with […]
Our Man in Chiapas: On Trees
On Trees October 6, 2021 “Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Market of Santo Domingo
Market of Santo Domingo October 8, 2021 I am having my first frank talk with a Tzotzil woman, and it is brutal. She is selling […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Peace Plaza
Peace Plaza October 12, 2021 El Cerrillo, the church named for the little hill, sits on the north side of the old city, overlooking the […]
Our Man in Chiapas: Beísbol in Chiapas
On Sports: Beísbol en Chiapas October 15, 2021 Reports of an active baseball community in San Cristóbal de las Casas are so far proving unfounded. […]