We take a long-weekend trip to Mexico for visa renewal and Day of the Dead observations.
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| Amanda enjoys a breakfast burrito on the comfortable bus. |
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| We walk the streets of San Cristóbal de las Casas with the Hurtados. |
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| Chapulines (grasshoppers) are sold from large buckets on the streets. |
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| Manny enjoys his chapulines with lime. |
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| Pan de muerto (Day of the Dead bread) |
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| Amanda discovers that the huge lollipop she just bought is actually jicama. |
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| Manuel makes sure it doesn't go to waste. |
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| Ava enjoys hours of shopping. |
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| An altar set up on the sidewalk |
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| Table of Day of the Dead offerings, including fruit and Coke |
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| Church in San Juan Chamula |
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| We visit a cemetery with its Day of the Dead decorations. |
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| Women wear traditional heavy wool skirts. |
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| The flor de muerto, or marigold, is used to decorate the graves. |
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| We eat amazing soup at El Caldero: chilango (chicken tortilla soup) above and tlalpeño (chicken and vegetable soup) below. |
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| Chihuahuas dress for the cool, rainy weather. |
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| Grilled chicken, chilaquiles, beans, and guacamole help me recover from an intestinal virus:) |
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| Calaveras de azúcar, sugar skulls, are for sale. |
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| We are back after 10 hours on the bus. |
