A weekend in San Cristobal, Mexico

3-Day Itinerary

Day 1 - Explore the City

Free Walking Tour🚶🏻‍♀️

Plaza de la Paz

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It’s always a good idea to start with a free walking tour. This one meets every day with English tours at 10am & 5pm and Spanish tours at 10am. This tour covered everything from the history of the Zapatistas to Coca Cola’s impact on the city to where to get the best pox. Make sure to tip your guide well with 100-200 pesos.

Explore a Social Justice Centered Bookstore 📚

Librería "La Cosecha"

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Librería La Cosecha has an incredible selection of nonfiction and fiction books in Spanish covering revolutionary history, decolonization, and gender. The little center it’s part of has a cute cafe, art print shop, and dope botany-focused tattoo shop.

Visit an Herbal Garden 🪴 and Drink Tea 🍵

Casa Corazon de Jade

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Just down the block from Librería La Cosecha there is a hidden gem of a garden. It was originally owned by a horticulturist from the US and has now been entrusted to a civil society to care for the garden use the medicinal herbs. It’s 20 pesos to enter and can be redeemed for a tea of your choice brewed with herbs from the garden. The enclosed magical space is perfect for reading a book or doing some yoga.