10 Budget-friendly Things to do in San Cristobal de las Casas That You Shouldn't Miss

In the state of Chiapas, where we operate, one of the oldest pre-Hispanic cultures of Mexico is located: the Mayan civilization. Its legacy remains alive in the native communities of the region. We share with the visitors interested in their culture, our knowledge about the religious, social, political, economic, etc., aspects of them.

Arteria is a new reality in the artistic field; joining the functions of a traditional art gallery with a space dedicated to the continuous achievement of educational projects. Our focus is directed towards the constant search for artistic creativity and possibilities. Our Mission at Arteria is to collaborate with artists and local communities to promote, diffuse, and share the arts to enhance understanding, build communities, and empower lives.

El museo fue creado principalmente para rescatar la memoria historica de los acontecimientos importantes que han marcado al estado de Chiapas y la trayectoria de Monsenor Samuel Ruiz en su intervencion por la defensa de los Derechos Indigenas,Humanos y su larga lucha por la Paz. Un Obispo 100% dedicado por un cambio a las condiciones de esas vidas..

El Rancho Evergreen, located 45 min south of San Cristobal de las Casas, The ranch provides a great place for many outdoor activities like riding lessons, trail rides, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking and bird watching etc. All within an aera of tranquility and in harmony with nature. Come for the day, stay over night or spend a week. The perfect get away...

Steps is a story museum and a NGO, recording the stories and culture of indigenous and help local children with basic education. Here we also offer different events for people to know more about real indigenous culture: 1. Cooking Workshop, workshop of traditional indigenous cuisine everyday at 11:00 AM, to learn how to make tortillas, quesadillas and pozol in community-style, from scratch (day menu, 150 MXN) 2. Story Time, to know more about indigenous culture, legend, lifestyle and ceremony, everyday at 15:00 pm in english and 17:00 pm in spanish. (on donation) 3. Cooking Workshop, workshop of traditional indigenous cuisine everyday at 19:00 PM, to learn how to make tamales, ponche (an indigenous cocktail) and sauce in community-style, from scratch. (night menu, 250 MXN) All the donation we receive directly go to the community to help indigenous children.

Vertigo Rock Climbing is a project to develope the sport/trad climbing in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. We are dedicating us in open up new routes all around the area. Our aim is to show the locals and people from all the world the amazing climbing areas of Chiapas. Still very virgen and totaly comparable with other famous climbing areas in Mexico and beyond. We are also doing CLIMBING DAY TRIPS and CLIMBING COURSES (UIAA certified).

This 16th-century baroque church dominates one of the town's main plazas.

The former home of Frans and Trudy Blom, a Danish couple that worked to save the region's forests and native inhabitants, is now the headquarters of a foundation dedicated to continuing their work and also includes a museum.

A spectacular view from the hill is your reward for reaching the church of San Cristobal.

Orquideas Moxviquil, OM, began in 1994 with a passionate desire to rescue the fallen flora of Chiapas's ever depleting forests. NOTE: Please enter through the OM entrance, NOT the Moxviquil entrance to experience the full magic of OM. The desire to maintain a small sampling of the natural flora of Chiapas for future generations was the driving force that created this oasis of the varied lifeblood of Chiapas's living natural wonders. These plants rescued from over 200 locations is a divine testament to the passion of rescuing and the desire to save the diminishing gifts of nature for future generations. The plants are preserved from further squandering of natures most delicate and little protected flora gems. This destruction is manifested in the pursuit of food, financial return and greed. OM continues to seek areas of destruction to preserve for the grandchildren of the world an expanding collection of this diversity in a sanctuary of preservation in the valley of San Cristobal, Chiapas. As of October 2014, the collection has over 25,000 rescued plants, comprising 600 species native to Chiapas. The garden located at 2100 meter above sea level has a hothouse for plants from the tierra caliente, hot lands, 1500 meters above sea level down to sea level, a fern grotto, a Maya Medicinal garden, two lakes one that is home to a rare local fish, Popoyote, several seasonal wetlands, extensive areas to walk, meditate and look for birds and other fauna in the cultivated and native wild forests of the Moxviquil 100 hectare reserve. OM has just completed the construction of our second greenhouse dedicated to the Lagos de Montebello, the most bio rich area of Mexico. Bring your headphones to tune in and relax, bring a camera to capture the colors, textures and forms available to you a lunch and a drawing pad. Sit on the last bench in the greenhouse and pretend; pretend you are deep in a Chiapas jungles, the birds will call, the wind will blow and your senses will be bathed in the exotic paradise that is OM. OM is dedicated to enriching your knowledge and enjoyment. One way we do this is by asking each person to please touch the plants, to experience with your fingers the delicate forms, the sharpness, the textural richness of the native plants of Chiapas. Smell and listen for the sounds that permeate the gardens.