Our New Favorite Place in Mexico - San Cristóbal de las Casas

[@AllentheBeloved]

You guys are a cute couple, I remember San Cris from back in 2000 when I backpacked through Mexico after College, it gets cold there in the winter

[@ishamisha]

My hobby is watching KZbin videos on Mexico, LOL, and I have to say you both bring such joy and genuine enthusiasm to your videos. It makes me want to see more! I've traveled to many locations in MX, and after seeing this Vlog - I must go to San Cris ! Thanks for sharing !!

[@cruc1446]

Nature is just the best. The town and people look happily content. Thanks for sharing.

[@GPosner8]

I’ve bought guidebooks and maps, no hating on the analog OG🤣and I’ve been doing my homework but with all that said I’m gonna use your Mexico videos as a valuable resource for my months long trip to Mexico in 1/2025. Thank you friends👍🏻👏🏻🙏✌🏻🤙🏻

[@ritasmoot1823]

Never have I ever wanted to go to one place in a different country and stay a month than I do now. You made this place sound like a place anyone would like to make a home for even a little while. And the AirB and B is so inviting. I’m ready for the trip. Lol. P.S. The next video…. Wow! Can’t wait! 😮😊

[@nicoleandmico]

It’s so interesting as we travel through Mexico we’ve encountered so many places where we feel like we could just stay here forever. It’s so sad to leave but then we just find the next place is just as good if not better. San Cristobal definitely falls in that “hard to leave” category haha. So glad you enjoyed and we’re excited to share the next one with you. A LOT of natural beauty coming up🥰⛰️💦

[@adelamazapereztamayo9922]

20 de noviembre (november 20th) is the day in which Mexico commemorates its Revolution, which is why you keep finding markets and streets named that. Also, the chocolate candy was likely tamarind with chili, which is pretty much the most ubiquitous Mexican candy of all (you'll find that Mexico and the Philippines (and generally speaking, Asia) share so, so, so many flavors and ingredients, to the point where their origin is often uncertain). (And the monkeys were Mexican spider monkeys, which are critically endangered.)

[@nicoleandmico]

Thanks so much for the info! We always noticed the street names but never knew why they’re called that way but now we know. Also so good to know what those tamarind candies are. I knew we tasted them before and Asia makes complete sense! Thanks for watching 😊

[@jodibraun6383]

Thank you for showing the markets & giving their names so that I could plot them on my G Maps! 😅 Great video! Cañon del Sumidero is beautiful. I went there about 20 years ago and loved it.

[@nicoleandmico]

So glad you found the map names helpful to plan your own trip. I bet the canyon was even more incredible and untouched 20 years ago - it must have been unreal!

[@JennandLeon]

Lovely video as usual! We miss San Cristobal so much! It was our first real travel love destination and we keep discussing going back. We stayed 3 months there in 2021. It's such a magical place.

[@nicoleandmico]

I'm so glad we finally got to go after seeing how much you two loved it! It's easy to get sucked into this spot if your travel schedule is flexible for sure

[@rachellevis9909]

Loving your adventures ❤

[@nicoleandmico]

So glad you’re enjoying! We’re excited to share more with you! 🥰

[@quince7]

wonderful! (it looks like you were recognized at minute 4:45 - did you catch that? Sweet.

[@nicoleandmico]

Yes we didn’t realize until we started editing the video haha I’m not sure if they knew us or were just excited to be in a video somewhere lol so funny though!

[@quince7]

@@nicoleandmico Their delight was palpable, which just added to the joy that you all bring to your adventures, and to us who are "following along at home"!

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you 😊

[@pedrozatravel]

The state of Chiapas has a lot of autonomous zones, it is an interesting situation. I wonder if that small church is over an ancient pyramid like in Cholula.

[@nicoleandmico]

It really is so interesting. We visited Chamula church (we didn't end up including it in the video as it's prohibited to film most of the interesting parts of the church/town) and learned so much about the way that many communities in Chiapas are self governing. It's an incredible place to visit and learn about the cultures :)

[@robertspanjers7888]

The monkeys you saw in the canyon are spider monkeys. There are many of them in the area. If you love this surrounding, I recommend visiting Palenque or even Calakmul on your way back. Both have Maya temples/ruins like Chichen Itza but are in the middle of the forest that reminds of a rainforest. Hopefully with your spanish lessons in Guatemala you will be able to understand a tour like this. Thanks for a great video!

[@nicoleandmico]

We heard so much about Palenque and would love to try to visit on the way back (whenever that will be!). Thanks for the awesome idea. Mexico just has soooo much to see

[@Rashid-i4w]

❤😊

[@sdophoto1405]

I really want to visit Chiapas. It's been on my radar for a few years. What drone do you use?

[@bklyn2797]

hey! could you mention who you used for the tour? i'm glad you had a good time in san cris / chiapas! 🙂 edit: oh hm. so you went by yourself and found a boat that just took off once full? interesting. i'd check that out too. *so* jealous you're doing these adventures with your own car.

[@abkeener81]

I thought you mentioned in your last video that you need records or something for Evie. I’m wondering how you’ll get the vehicle back to Canada since I seem to remember you won’t be able to drive back through Mexico. I’m also wondering how far y’all are planning to drive. Don’t forget that the Darien Gap will keep you from driving down to South America. I’m Andrew. Y’all gave me some advice a while ago about my soft tissue anchors in my Achilles. As well as traveling with my bipolar meds. Both are much appreciated.

[@rickbowker8624]

When in Playa we were told that Chiapas is the 'China' of Mexico. When visiting Mexico I would rather purchase Mexican made rather than Chinese made

[@elidin-tr7pj]

I was in San Cristobal de las Casas over 30 years ago. When I saw your vlog preview last week and the Sumidero Canyon, I remembered that I was there back then too. It was so beautiful. I look forward to your great vlogs every week. I love them. : ))

[@nicoleandmico]

It’s so cool you’ve been there as well and we hope it’s still as beautiful as you remember. Thanks for coming back to the channel and we hope the next one will be just as entertaining to watch 🤗

[@speakn0ev022]

San Cristobal was also one of my favorite places in Mexico.I also noticed all the garbage in the canyon it was sad to see.You see all the crocodiles in the river then go around a bend and there's kids swimming.Did you go to the burping church?

[@nicoleandmico]

Awesome to hear we aren't alone in our love of San Cris! By the burping church, do you mean Chamula? If so, we did visit but ended up not including it in the video as so much of the area it is prohibited to film, so we couldn't do it justice through our lens. It was an incredible experience though. We loved learning about the independent communities who have lived here for so long and fought to keep their culture and language

[@giora01]

Take a Dramamine when going to travel in a boat!👍get well buddy

[@montysano]

I could never get tired of exploring small Mexican towns and seeing the zocalos. It's just the best.

[@nicoleandmico]

Yes absolutely! The liveliness and busyness of a zocolo or central square in any Mexican city or town is just addicting 😋

[@manuelericmijangos499]

Sometimes the canyon is so polluted with tons of garbage that the boats get stuck. I wish the people who take tourists on boat rides and profit from the experience would also take care of the resources and would clean up the canyon. No tourist wants to see garbage.

[@ganeshr4371]

Please do Brazil, Suriname, Guyana travel vlogs too

[@nicoleandmico]

Yes these are on our bucket list! Not sure when we’ll get there but hopefully one day 🤞😊

[@elidin-tr7pj]

The brown roll is probably tamarind.

[@nicoleandmico]

Good to know thank you!

[@DLFH]

Monkey's and crocodiles oh my 😬!

[@nicoleandmico]

😂😂

[@ARvsAK]

You were planning on going into a market with a dog?

[@nicoleandmico]

Yep! Evie's been in tons of markets with us 😊

[@donovanduncan5733]

Its know for a melting pot of nationalities, so i am surprised that you didnt know that

[@bjones9942]

The 'chocolate' candy was tamarind & chili. It's the mainstay flavor combination in México. They even put that around the rim of some adult beverages. You're really going to need to visit Copper Canyon (las barrancas del cobre) on your way home. Be sure to get to the adventure park in Divisadero (Chihuahua)!

[@nicoleandmico]

Thanks for the info! We never knew it was tamarind but that makes sense. Thanks for the recommendations as well. There are so many places to visit in Chiapas!

[@missmissy2490]

Wonderful! Thank you 🌸

[@netteluceno1293]

The Filipino round candies are also tamarind. Great job Nicole and Mico for speaking Spanish while in the market!👏👏👏