Pack your bags and head to Palenque and San Cristobal. Sunny days in the jungle at Palenque- we missed the three days of previous rain . There is great inexpensive food, lodging on the Zocola at Hotel Ciudad Central Historico (make early reservations), and an atmosphere of a Colonial City in San Cristobal. Our cab driver was playing Mozart when we arrived and we found very few US citizens. A guided trip - available each morning at 9:30 from the fountain (NE one block from the Zocolo)to the local villages is a good way to understand the mixture of catholocism and shamanism.

We returned again to Oaxaca, via the night bus, to our favorite Las Golondrinas. Oaxaca City is becoming more of a US destination and since we have visited two times, we probably will adventure to some new destination next time.

We stay there in June and it was a beatiful accomodation. It hadn't air conditioning, but chapas is quite cold so you probably will not need it as we didn't need it. The room are large and clean (maybe quite dark) and also the bed is king size. The staff is kind and they speak english. The breakfast is nice. The location is in the centre of the city.