Adventurer Steve Barrymore is a frequent voyager and expert on travel to South and Central America and the Carribean. Steve blogs regularly as The Wanderer and has generously agreed to tell us a little about his favorite destinations in Latin America. Today’s post on San Cristobal de las Casas-Chiapas, Mexico, is the fourth in a series covering Steve’s top five travel cities. Thanks for reading.    -Charlie

Everyone has their favorite part of the world. Mine happens to be Latin America, which includes Mexico, Central and South America. I realize that certain cities have characteristics that may be appealing to me, but not to others. Since this is a list of MY top 5 Latin Cities, I will point out what I like about each one, and hope some of those things may appeal to you as well.  – Steve Barrymore

Wow! One of our favs. This quaint town sits at 7,000 feet in the mountains of Chiapas in southern Mexico.

San Cristobal de las Casas-Chiapas, Mexico, has been mainly discovered by the Europeans because it sits on what they call “The Mayan Route” which is the highway that links a number of popular Mayan sites that Europeans like to travel when they come to Mexico. 

The close proximity to Guatemala makes for great shopping in the street markets where you will find lots of colorful textiles. The shopping district is fairly compact and easy to navigate. If there is not enough shopping for you here, then there are some great fabrics in San Juan de Chamula just a short 30 minute taxi ride away. 

There are great restaurants in San Cristobal with just about any type of food you desire. The streets are safe to walk at night. 

There are many hotel choices here. If you want a great lodging experience, try Belas B&B. She is a fun person and goes out of her way to make sure you have a pleasant stay.   

The best airport to fly into is Tuxtla Guiterras which is about one hour away by taxi.