Que pasa Adventurers welcome to San Cristobal de las Casas!
today we're asking the question is this the best Pueblo Magico in Mexico?
So get ready guys for a day full of chocolate, wild nature and even wilder markets. Let's go
before we start the video make sure to smash that red subscribe button and click the little bell as
well to stay up to date with our travels so guys these San Cristobal mornings can be a little
bit on the chilly side so we decided to start the day off here at Cacao Nativa in the center of San
Cristobal itself we grabbed ourselves two amazing looking hot chocolates we got the 100% Mayan and
I got the 80% Caramel or Carmelo I believe it's called so super excited to try these hopefully it
keeps us warm for the rest of the day because we have a full day packed full of adventure
ahead of us here in San Cristobal because we got the higher concentration of the hot chocolate or
the higher percentage if you will of hot chocolate it is a little bit more on the bitter side which
is perfect for us because we're both coffee lovers so cheers guys on to more adventures let's go
If you're ever wondering how serious San Cristobal takes the consumption of chocolate
there is this story here that in 1625 the bishop of San Cristobal was poisoned by an upper class
lady because he tried to stop them from serving chocolate while being at mass so yes it's next
level seriousness oh that was amazing our bellies are warm and full now on to the market let's go!
Taking a quick pit stop here in an oxxo and if you've ever been to Mexico before you know all
about oxxo it's the most convenient store around it has everything that you need today we're just
sticking with the water from oxxo usually it would be a little bit stronger what we would
get out of there but we just spent all night with the Country Collectors and Emily and Tom travels
both of those channels are going to be down in the description below so check those guys out
San Cristobal de las Casas was the capital of the state of Chiapas up until
1892 but is now considered the cultural capital of Chiapas due to its very large
indigenous population and we are going to take a deep dive into that culture
here at the artisanal market directly located at the church of Santo Domingo so let's do this
everything here in this market is being beautifully handmade and some of it is even
being made and stitched in front of your own eyes as you're shopping around it's really incredible
What do you think?
Si!
you're half in the dress
oh yeah oh look at you being all cozy and adorable that's nice it's perfect as well
it's not too big what do you think it's a little bit big in the back
yeah it's perfect
Muchas Gracias!
oh guys I'm delighted i just got myself some new threads and
a bag of peanuts as well which we paid 50 pesos for so
Gracias
but nonetheless this is a quick reminder to support the locals when you do come to Chiapas
especially this market here is absolutely massive it's so big you can easily get lost in all of the
little alleyways here I have no idea where I am right now to be honest but Luke and I are just
an awe about all of the products you can see here the colors are so amazing very beautiful
and everything I think like probably 95% of the things here are handcrafted as well so
if you are ever in San Cristobal definitely come here to the market and support the local economy
that market really made us see why San Cristobal is seen as the cultural capital of Chiapas
right now we're off to find a cajero and get some cash and let's go explore the rest so guys our
favorite bank to use while we are here in Mexico is called city Banamex because the charge is the
lowest level of commission for us as europeans but keep in mind as well there are a lot of people
that we know here from the states and they tend to use banco azteca because of the exact same reason
the center of San Cristobal is absolutely stunning but you know what's even more stunning
nature so that's why we came just five minute collectivo ride
outside of San Cristobal to El Arcote let's go and explore
first scary bridge
run run run run run run
a little bit of an unknown fact about me is I'm absolutely terrified of heights so I'm
now on the bridge and I'm just going to focus on talking to you guys instead of pooping my pants
and so looking forward looking forward looking forward and it's moving side to side oh my god
guys how beautiful is this place check this out
beautiful river leading into the caves let's go check it out
oh I nearly died I slipped
What?
so you do pay 10 pesos to generally enter the area here so like it's all
kind of an eco-tourism park with lots of different types of attractions and then if you want to enter
the caves here you have to pay an additional 15 pesos per person
I'm born again
oh my god
oh guys this is this is a tight squeeze
oh man I gotta go nearly on all fours here so
keep in mind guys if you are on the taller side of things I'm six too I'm struggling
uh we made it inside look at how beautiful this place is oh my god
let me tell you something the pictures online does this place
no justice whatsoever get here as soon as you can this place is stunning stalactites and stalagmites
all over the place we found this secret secret tunnel let's say that nobody goes to
we're the only people walking this direction so let's be different I guess
this is stunning
literally every corner that you take in here in this cave is absolutely mind-blowing it
is incredibly small and I keep boinking my head off of stuff boink
but what an experience it's only 15 pesos each to get in here so well well worth it
we made it down here to the ground level just where the water here is flowing
I am absolutely wrecked um so we're gonna go and get some
dinner it's been an action-packed day I'll see you guys at the table
oh guys we are at our favorite restaurant in all of Chiapas so far Taqueria Mexico Lindo
here in the center of San Cristobal and what a way to wrap up this video we have three quesadillas
each three different types as well bistec cochinita so pork and then we have the al pastor
as well and everybody knows al pastor is delicious especially when you come to Mexico it's something
you have to try and these quesadillas are only 18 pesos each you can't get better than that the best
way to enjoy the quesadillas especially the one with al pastor for me personally obviously it's my
own opinion is with some nice onions some cilantro a little bit of lime a little bit of pineapple and
a lot of spicy sauce and then you can just dig in it's so juicy it's so delicious you need to try it
my personal favorite quesadilla here just right now is the chicharron quesadilla
for me personally I put the salsa verde or the green salsa nice and spicy I layer it on nice and
thick I take a nice pinch of those fresh onions and then just a nice squeeze of lime over the top
that's all you need you're gonna have a taste sensation i'm telling you guys
so guys is San Cristobal the best pueblo magico? well that's a hard question because
there's over 120 pueblo magicos so it rates very high up on the list especially for us
guys can you guess where our next video is going to be
take a guess down in the comments my name is Luke my name is Naomi
we are NaLu Adventures and we'll see you guys in the next video thanks for watching bye peace