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Apr 16, 2025

　　One of two world-class museums inside the Ex-Convento de Santo Domingo (on the western side of the Templo de Santo Domingo), this exhibits several impressive archaeological relics – including stelae from Chincultik – as well as exhibits on the Spanish conquest and evangelization of the region. Admission is bundled with Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya.

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Na Bolom
San Cristóbal de las Casas
　　An atmospheric museum-research center, Na Bolom for many years was the home of Swiss anthropologist and photographer Gertrude Duby-Blom (Trudy Blom; 1901–93) and her Danish archaeologist husband Frans Blom (1893–1963). Na Bolom means ‘Jaguar House’ in the Tzotzil language (as well as being a play on its former owners’ name)....
Museo del Ámbar de Chiapas
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　　Chiapas amber – fossilized pine resin that's around 30 million years old – is known for its clarity and diverse colors. Most is mined around Simojovel, north of San Cristóbal. This small museum explains all things amber (with information sheets in English, French, German, Japanese and Italian). 　　Note that a...
Templo & Ex-Convento de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
San Cristóbal de las Casas
　　Located just north of the center of town, the imposing 16th-century Templo de Santo Domingo is San Cristóbal’s most beautiful church, especially when its facade catches the late-afternoon sun. This baroque frontage, with outstanding filigree stucco work, was added in the 17th century and includes the double-headed Hapsburg eagle, then...
Museo de Sergio Arturo Castro Martínez
San Cristóbal de las Casas
　　The story behind this extraordinary collection – that's overseen by an even more extraordinary person, Don Sergio – is as interesting as the museum itself. The 1000 pieces of traditional costumes, musical instruments, hats and masks are gifts of gratitude from villagers to Don Sergio himself. Why? Don Sergio has...
Catedral
San Cristóbal de las Casas
　　On the north side of the plaza, the candy-colored cathedral was begun in 1528 but wasn't completed until 1815 because of several natural disasters. Sure enough, new earthquakes struck in 1816 and also 1847, causing considerable damage, but it was restored again from 1920 to 1922. The gold-leaf interior has...
Plaza 31 de Marzo
San Cristóbal de las Casas
　　The leafy main plaza is a fine place to take in San Cristóbal’s unhurried highland atmosphere. Shoe-shiners, newspaper sellers and ambulantes (mobile street vendors) gather around the elaborate iron bandstand. 　　The Hotel Santa Clara, on the plaza’s southeast corner, was built by Diego de Mazariegos, the Spanish conqueror of Chiapas....
Museo de los Altos de Chiapas
San Cristóbal de las Casas
　　One of two world-class museums inside the Ex-Convento de Santo Domingo (on the western side of the Templo de Santo Domingo), this exhibits several impressive archaeological relics – including stelae from Chincultik – as well as exhibits on the Spanish conquest and evangelization of the region. Admission is bundled with...
Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya
San Cristóbal de las Casas
　　Upstairs inside the Ex-Convento de Santo Domingo, this excellent museum showcases over 500 examples of handwoven textiles from throughout Mexico and Central America. There's more than meets the eye here; be sure to open the drawers that showcase most of the collection! Two permanent exhibition rooms display huipiles (sleeveless tunics)...
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