Chiapas

The past few days, we have been outside San Cristobal in a community called Tzajalchen. This community is made up of indigenous Tzotzil people who live off the land for income and for subsistence. From this community was formed the social organization, Las Abejas (the bees), which I spoke about in my last post. We were warmly welcomed and told several times to consider the village our home and see ourselves as community members during our stay. From the little they have to give, they gave generously with love and humility.

Today is our final day in San Cristobal de las Casas before we head out to the countryside. We´ve met with a variety of people and learned about many things from neoliberalism to the Zapatistas, from women´s movements to coffee farming cooperatives. We´ve had philosophical discussions and more concrete stories about what the people of Chiapas are doing in response to the grand scale economic and social realities they face.