trying to keep the streets clean guys
What's up Adventurers welcome to the incredible town of San Cristobal de las Casas
we arrived here yesterday evening sorry I'm walking up these stairs
I cannot breathe um it is a lot colder here because we are at an altitude of 2200 meters
so it is a lot colder and the air is a lot thinner but we are going to give you our
first impressions regardless and as always take you on the journey with us let's do it
We're here at Iglesia nuestra Senora de Guadalupe which is basically translated into
Saint Mary's church it's an absolutely stunning church here at the top of kind of a steep hill
um you have a lot of steps to go up and because of the elevation the air is really thin and it's
really tough to breathe in some parts um so keep that in mind when you do come to San Cristobal
because we came from Palenque yesterday and the change in temperature and the change in
air as well is insane like you can't breathe and it's freezing cold so it's a big difference
you go from basically like a tropical climate into this colder thinner climate
so today for us it's really all just about exploring and checking out San
Cristobal de las Casas we already um as we said we arrived here last night and we got kind of the
initial feeling or the initial vibe of what this place is actually like and
it's very nice I have to say the vibe is very nice very relaxed we went and got some Quesadillas
in a relatively local uh restaurant and very cheap obviously being in Chiapas which is the poorest
state in Mexico the food here the food here in comparison to Playa del Carmen and other
places like Yucatan for example it's a lot more affordable which is amazing
that looks like one spicy place
We made our way to this little local market here and I'm very sure we're the only tourists
but I have also no idea how it's called but I'm sure we're going to show you a map to kind of see
where this market is located and you can buy pretty much everything here there is
loads of fruits there's flowers there's clothing
meat fish pretty much everything that you might be looking for you will find it here because it's
coming up to new year's they have firecrackers for sale everywhere check this out you can
literally buy thousands of firecrackers there's Rambo ones they all look insane check it out
there's even a sign that says no fumar like don't smoke around this because
i'd say it would just literally light up on your ass
picked up some fresh strawberries there at the market got a whole bag full
ready to try these out how much were they
30 pesos for a bag full of fresh strawberries so that's what we did cheers
beautiful very very fresh hola
like two minutes ago I said that it's a small market
it's actually not small at all I feel like we only saw like the main street of it I think
and there was loads of streets to the left and to the right other parallel streets and
like kind of little alleyways and they were just packed with people so many people there
and everything really really affordable so like no matter okay and no matter what type of food
or clothing or whatever you might be looking for you will definitely find it there
okay people so we made our way to a botanical garden here um I'm gonna pop the name up right
here for you guys just so you can check it out it's about a 20-25 minute walk from the center
of San Cristobal and it costs 50 pesos each so check this place out guys we're going to take some
footage show you guys everything that we do here today while are hanging out around San Cristobal
this place is really beautiful lots of nature lots of beautiful orchids and plants and and
possibly maybe some wildlife as well to see like some wild animals as well so we're going to check
this place out now and we'll check back in with you now in a few I'm having breathing problems as
well because of how high up it is here like 2200 meters and then this place is actually um quite
a bit higher as well so i'm sure there's going to be some nice viewpoints to check out here too
we walked straight into this little orchid hall here and um or I don't know actually if it's only
orchids or if it's all kind of plants with air roots like that somehow grow on trees but you get
the immediate feeling of being in the middle of the jungle like you have to duck yourself through
the plants and everything um it's very beautiful all of these plants that we've never seen in our
life and probably if we would see them in the wild we would not recognise them as orchids I guess.
all right guys so that was the a little bit of a pit stop in the botanical gardens here
just outside of San Cristobal as you said about 20 minute walk away from the center um well worth
checking out 50 pesos per person um we saw some really funny little funny toilets as well like
it was like kind of an outhouse that was built purely out of mud and sticks so
uh really cool um definitely worth coming and checking out we're gonna go now back towards
the center I'm gonna grab a bite to eat have a little bit more of an explore around San Cristobal
and yeah give you guys our first impressions of this beautiful place
Food Food Food!
guys that was an amazing meal that we had there at la lupe here on the main street calle guadalupe
here in San Cristobal now we're going to go and check out the main park square and have a little
bit more of a look around in the center of San Cristobal so let's go the main street that we
were on just now calle Real de Guadalupe is kind of the main street as well where everything is
happening at night time so you have a lot of bars there a lot of restaurants I think there are some
bars as well like kind of small discos basically where you can dance so in case you're looking
for anything to do at night time definitely come here and check this place out because
there's always something happening every time we were here at evening and there were some
parades going on and stuff like that so it's definitely worth checking out in the evening
right now we're actually at parque central or the central park here in San Cristobal and it is a
beautiful place lots going on and it's kind of in this square shape so you do have a lot
of stores like Starbucks and stuff like that where you can go grab a coffee sit in the park
and chill maybe even listen to some live music there is like a bit of a palladium up here where
you can actually see live bands playing music especially in the evening times check this one out
something to keep in mind about San Cristobal is the elevation is pretty big it's 2 200 meters up
so in the evening times it can get a little chilly like right now I'm wearing a hoodie
you haven't seen us wearing hoodies at all in the rest of our Mexico vlogs because it
has been a lot warmer a lot more humid as well especially in all of the rest of the places that
we've been in such as Merida for example that was incredibly humid and all around the Yucatan
Peninsula but here in San Cristobal because of the elevation in the evening times it does get chilly
judging from our very first impression San Cristobal de las Casas is 100
worth visiting and we had an absolutely fantastic day here today just be aware that when you do
come here you need to get used to the altitude a little bit for like the first kind of I'd say
two to three days but other than that it's absolutely beautiful here yeah for sure it's
100 add it to your list immediately guys San Cristobal is teaming with life and full of
tourism for a reason so make sure to get here as soon as you can guys my name is Luke my name is
Naomi we are NaLu Adventures and I'll see you guys in the next video thanks for watching bye peace