Mexico(Part 21)The market of San Juan de Chamula and the opportunity for a new wife!
It was in the market where we had our chance to practice all the Spanish we had learned.
The street surrounding the market of San Juan de Chamula
The Market of San Juan de Chamula
Teresa introduced me to one of her personal friends who ran a small food stand. The lady was interested in my life in the U.S. I told her about my vegetable garden that I tended as a hobby.
Check out the fresh vegetables of the San Juan de Chamula market
Soon, other vendors began to gather around evesdropping on my story, until there was an audience of (9) nine vendors encircling me listening intently to my description of my garden. Of course, this was all in Spanish.
We suddenly were no longer tourists in their market, but had evolved into their friends sharing information about our life in the U.S.
Teresa finally told us it was time to go. One of the vendors, a woman, followed us to the car. She spoke to me very quickly in a Mayan dialect. Since I don’t speak Mayan I asked Teresa to translate. She said the woman was intrigued by my garden stories and wanted to come to the U.S. with us and work beside me in my vegetable garden!
It was at this time that Carol gently whispered into my ear “your stories of your vegetable garden are over lover-boy—you are not bringing any strange women back with you to help in the garden. No new wives!”. With that, we hurredly left San Juan de Chamula. It was a fun day.
Next-A special visit to a school on the outskirts of San Cristobal de las Casas
If you want some great Mexican food holiday recipes I notice that Dave Cathey, The Oklahoman’s food editor has some great recipes on his web site. You can find it here: http://blog.newsok.com/fooddude/category/mexican-food/
BTW-If you want to check out some really neat stuff about what is happening on the redesigned Newsok.com then you need to check out Alan Herzberger’s update here
View my other travel blogs on NewsOk.com: Colombia: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/colombia/
Mexico: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/mexico/
Caribbean island of Barbuda: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/barbuda/
San Juan with a 5 hour layover: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/san-juan-puerto-rico/
Fly around the U.S. for the day: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/day-trip/
Mexico (Part 20) Eating REAL Mexican tortillas in San Juan de Chamula
Carol bought a couple of inexpensive fabrics in the house/shop we were visiting. We then sat down in the kitchen with the family and ate the REAL Mexican tortillas made over an open fire on the floor.
This is the entrance to the kitchen
Preparing the tortillas from scratch
Time to throw more tortillas on the fire
Carol throwing down some tortillas-notice how stuffed her cheeks are–Hey, save some for me!!
I wasn’t sure the health department would approve of our dining situation, but it is one of those experiences you cannot afford to pass up and we were better for it. We probably ate 20 tortillas.
Some of the helpers with the dishes We were leaving the house when I saw the above photo opp which I thought was interesting. I turned around and quickly captured it.
In SJC there is a very interesting church with an incredible religious history that is much too complicated to go into on a blog, so you will just have to go yourself. Don’t miss it! I will tease you with a photo of the doors of the church.
After the church tour we went out into the plaza and were in the middle of a huge market.
Next- The Market of San Juan de Chamula and an opportunity for a new wife!
If you want some great Mexican food holiday recipes I notice that Dave Cathey, The Oklahoman’s food editor has some great recipes on his web site. You can find it here: http://blog.newsok.com/fooddude/category/mexican-food/
BTW-If you want to check out some really neat stuff about what is happening on the redesigned Newsok.com then you need to check out Alan Herzberger’s update here
View my other travel blogs on NewsOk.com: Colombia: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/colombia/ Mexico: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/mexico/ Caribbean island of Barbuda: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/barbuda/ San Juan with a 5 hour layover: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/san-juan-puerto-rico/
Fly around the U.S. for the day: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/day-trip/
Mexico(Part 19)The fabrics of San Juan de Chamula, Chiapas
San Juan de Chamula
This was a trip that Helga from the school set up for Carol and me with a private guide.
At the end of classes on Wednesday, our guide, Teresa, came to the school and off we went in a taxi up into the hills to visit one of the most colorful villages in the area–San Juan de Chamula!
In SJC we went into the home of a local family who sold some beautiful fabrics that you can see here in the photos.
Pretty neat stuff, huh? But, we weren’t leaving the house quite yet….there were still tortillas to eat in the kitchen.
Next-Eating REAL Mexican tortillas
If you want some great Mexican food holiday recipes I notice that Dave Cathey, The Oklahoman’s food editor has some great recipes on his web site. You can find it here: http://blog.newsok.com/fooddude/category/mexican-food/
BTW-If you want to check out some really neat stuff about what is happening on the redesigned Newsok.com then you need to check out Alan Herzberger’s update here
View my other travel blogs on NewsOk.com:Colombia: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/colombia/
Mexico: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/mexico/ Caribbean island of Barbuda: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/barbuda/
San Juan with a 5 hour layover: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/san-juan-puerto-rico/
Fly around the U.S. for the day: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/day-trip/
Mexico (Part 18) Photos of the colors and architecture of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas
Again, I think photos tell the best story. Here is a very small sample of the colors and architecture you will find when strolling the streets of San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico. Enjoy.
Next-The fabrics of San Juan de Chamula
If you want some great Mexican food holiday recipes I notice that Dave Cathey, The Oklahoman’s food editor has some great recipes on his web site. You can find it here: http://blog.newsok.com/fooddude/category/mexican-food/
BTW-If you want to check out some really neat stuff about what is happening on the redesigned Newsok.com then you need to check out Alan Herzberger’s update here
View my other travel blogs on NewsOk.com: Colombia: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/colombia/ Mexico: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/mexico/
Caribbean island of Barbuda: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/barbuda/
San Juan with a 5 hour layover: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/san-juan-puerto-rico/
Fly around the U.S. for the day: http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/day-trip/
