Tourist Attractions in San Cristóbal de las Casas
Chiapas Mexico

Designed in a baroque Salomonic style, these buildings were completed in the sixteenth century. Tzotzil handmade embroidery works are on exhibition.

The episcopal seat of the city, the cathedral, a mix of baroque, mudejar, and neoclassical styles, was completed in the eighteenth century.

We suggest you visit the caves during the dry season, from November to April; make sure you wear tennis shoes and a jacket. Located 10 km (6 miles) from San Cristobal de las Casas.

Located inside the Ex-Convent of La Merced , the museum features an exhibition of sculptures, lapidary art, and amber jewels. Tel. (967) 678-0310. Diego de Mazariegos s/n. Closed on Mondays.

Also known as the House of the Jaguar, this museum features Lacandon ethnography, textiles, and religious art. Tel. (967) 678-1418. Av. Vicente Guerrero No. 33. Open daily from 10:00 to 19:00 hrs.

Located 11 km (7 miles) from San Cristobal de las Casas, this indigenous town is famous for its handicrafts and textiles.

San Juan Chamula is famous for its popular and religious festival and for its seventeenth-century Church, which combines the mudejar style and a style reminiscent of the baroque. The town is located 11 km (7 miles) from San Cristobal de las Casas.

The museum features an exhibition of medicinal plants and Mayan healing teachings. It also has a herbal pharmacy open to the public. Tel. (967) 678-5438. Av. Salomón. González Blanco No. 10. Open daily, from 10:00 to 18:00 hrs.

A Mayan ceremonial center, Tonina, also known as the House of Stone, features such architectural jewels as the Acropolis, built on natural alloys, a ballgame court, temples, altars, and stelae placed on 7 different platforms. The site is located 112 km (70 miles) from San Cristobal de las Casas.

Tissue house where 800 of the indigenous weavers make crafts: blouses, napkins, shirts, shawls and other decorative textiles.

Sale of unique and exclusive pieces of art, antiques, pottery, amber jewelry, handicrafts and textiles.

Bakery with traditional recipes of French pastry. I recommend trying The Pepito with a cup of coffee in Chiapas.