South & Central America
Highlights - Essential Info - Itineraries
- Mexico City
- The Yucatan Peninsula
- Oaxaca
- Copper Canyon
- The Baja Peninsula and Whale Watching
- Chiapas
Chiapas
Famous for its wide variety of festivities, traditions, crafts and cuisine, Chiapas also boasts the natural beauty of places such as Canon del Sumidero National Park, the Cascadas de Agua Azul Biosphere Reserve and the Montebello Lagoons, where the turquoise-blue waters are surrounded by a forest with indigenous plant and animal species.
There are also many fascinating Mayan archaeological sites in the area, including those at Tonina, Bonampak, Yaxchilan and mysterious Palenque, where archaeologists have made recent discoveries of the rulers’ tombs.
Nearby, in the magical city of San Cristobal de las Casas, there are beautiful religious buildings like the Cathedral and the Templo de Santo Domingo as well as wonderful plazas and markets, where you’ll find crafts, garments and wood sculptures made by Tzotzil, Tzeltal and Lacandon indigenous artisans.
Our preferred hotels are:
Parador San Juan de Dios
Casa Mexicana
Villa Mercedes
