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Zinacantan
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
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3.5
196 reviews
Excellent
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Very good
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Average
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irina j
London, UK1,985 contributions
Really interesting place
Apr 2022 • Family
We enjoyed our visit to this local village. This was before Easter and church inside was beautifully decorated with flowers. We also went to the house of local women where they dressed us up in traditional outfits and also showed how local textiles are produce. I would of liked to buy the whole shop! Be aware they only take pesos and not accepting dollars. There is no place to exchange money in the village other.
Written 9 April 2022
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Brandylady
Aberdeen, UK1,230 contributions
Nice to see traditional life
Feb 2020
It was nice to see inside an indigenous family house . We saw a woman making tortillas in a traditional manner on a hot plate on a wood fired stove and you could help yourself to a choice of fillings to put in it ( cheese ,beans ,salsa etc .) We were also given coffee . All this for a donation . Then in another room we saw a woman doing traditional weaving on a loom . A lot of work goes into the things they make and it takes weeks to complete . We then were dressed up in traditional Mexican dress and tasted two traditional drinks(tequila and pulque ) whilst a child gave us a toast instructions in Spanish which was very amusing !
A pleasant visit
Written 23 February 2020
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Ali921
Edinburgh, UK1,411 contributions
Disappointing for us
Jan 2020
Compared to Chamula this town will come across as a disappointment. Problem is that it is the regular tour route. Only need to spend about 15 minutes looking around, then move on.
Written 10 February 2020
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Suzanne Letkie
New Orleans, LA3 contributions
Nice culture
Jan 2020 • Family
Very little town but very big culture, the people is very kind my respect for them, my best experience!
Written 7 February 2020
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Ani
Surrey, UK77 contributions
Don't waste your time and your money
Nov 2019 • Friends
Nothing at all to see. They tell you that everything is closed and take you to a house to show you "handmade" clothes.Lies most of them are form China,you can sometimes even find the 'made in China' labels,plus prices are over priced. Also,they will charge you a tourist fee to enter the town. We went with a tour. Really don't waste your time going there.
Written 1 November 2019
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CaroToFlo
San Diego, CA45 contributions
Teen and toddler
Apr 2019 • Family
We went there because we were near (Chamula).
FEE: 15 pesos (.80c) per person just to enter the town. A way to get money because there isn’t amazing to see.
When you enter the town a lot of woman will ask you to stop, and tell you everything is closed (lie) and that the only place you could see something, is at there houses.
The Church is closed.
Parking: on streets
We have visited a lot of “Pueblo’s Mágicos” and this is not one of them.
Things to see: market for curious, the people way to dress. And of course if you don’t know a lot of places in Mexico and you are not coming back, take the tour and go into their houses where they can show you how they make the clothing.
There was nothing to do for my teen and daughter. Just go if you are around.
I am taking 3 stars because it was like a ghost town, the fee to enter, and the women lying at the entrance Didn’t took pictures because there was nothing different to see. Sorry!
Written 1 April 2019
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Angel H
wausau40 contributions
Clean and Quaint, Culture is Amazing
Dec 2018 • Family
We wanted to visit indigenous communities while in Chiapas. Our tour guide from AboutSanCristobal.com took us to Zinacatan to a home of a family that both sells their sewn and woven items and cooks to order, while you can watch, in a traditional kitchen. My husband and I are vegan and though they were surprised by this, accommodated us with fresh, hand made tortillas, beans, peppers, salsa, and ground pumpkin seeds. Watching them cook was so fascinating! This was a highlight!
Written 21 March 2019
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alaskantravelnut
Anchorage644 contributions
Better things to do
Mar 2019 • Couples
A common tour from San Cristobal includes a visit to this town as well as San Juan Chamula. You can also visit Zinacantan on your own. While Chamula is interesting, Zinacantan is not a great place to visit. Currently the church is closed due to reconstruction as a result of earthquake damage. An adjacent building is being used as the church in the meantime. The locals tolerate your presence at best. There are too many truant school age children begging. Most of the tour time spent in this town is in a textile shop, where after a brief demonstration of weaving and embroidering, and an offer of a tortilla and some beans, they try to sell you things. The textiles pale in comparison to things you may have seen in other places such as Oaxaca. It’s sort of a dreary experience.
Written 15 March 2019
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Anthony Daniel
Los Angeles, CA12 contributions
Very sad, not recomended
Feb 2019 • Couples
Went with my GF just curious of going to the small town, I was advised not to go but did anyways, arriving a woman approached us saying that the local market was closed (big lie) and wanted to guide us to their homes and relatives to sell their products. Above that my girlfriend was surrounded by children that grabbed her and wouldn't let her go until we paid them for taking pictures with her (I honestly didn't soport this kind of behavior) we ended up avoiding the main plaza to get back into a cab and back to San Cristobal
Written 25 February 2019
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debrabird
62 contributions
Interesting little town
Sep 2018
Went here with a friend and was introduce to his friend that makes beautiful woven items, like table runneres, shawls, wall hangings and much more. Stayed for a bite of lunch and bought some beautiful items.
Written 20 September 2018
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