Category: Our man in Chiapas

Viña de Vaca December 13, 2021 I initially misheard the name as Vaca, not Bacco, so I naturally assumed the place had something to do […]

Tres Andadores December 17, 2021 “The city has allowed this to happen, and violent eviction may be necessary,” one merchant says, in a prominent online […]

My Mexican Insult December 24, 2021 The sun sets at 5:41 on the winter solstice in San Cristobal, gaining a minute of daytime from hereon, […]

The Edge of Puerto Arista December 28, 2021 The coastal plain around Puerto Arista is cattle country.  Acres and acres of grassy plots, lined with […]

Democracy in Oxchuc January 6, 2022 Elvira knows all the backroads to her parents’ house, located in the jungle village of Nuevo San Francisco.  This […]

Puppet Theater on Paniagua January 10, 2022 My delivery of firewood, 350 pesos, has been delayed indefinitely, or until my supplier gets his truck running […]

Complete Closure of San Cristobal January 11, 2022 At this moment, all exits from San Cristobal are sealed.  This includes the roads to Arcotete, to […]

North by Northwest January 12, 2022 All roads are clear this morning.  San Cristóbal de las Casas is once again open to the outside world.  […]

Year of Decision 1712 January 14, 2022 Sporadic road closures persist along the routes north to Palenque.  Several commercial tour buses traveling back to San […]

El Encuentro January 16, 2022 A dog barks from the top of a steep forested trail, as we climb above the last neighborhood in Rancho […]