Fotos de Chiapas

I was a tourist for the day! I didn't even try to hide the guide book . I had out the map. I wore walking shoes. I asked for directions every five seconds. I took a taxi home. I usually try to fake it. I don't know why. The fact that I am a foot taller than everyone kinds of gives it away!

The pictures are random:

1) An exhibit of how Mayan women give birth, taken in the museum for the development of mayan medicine. The woman on her knees is the one giving birth. The man is her husband. And the woman behind her is the midwife.

2)My house!!

3-5) Really beautiful churches.

The only problem is that these pictures don't really capture the city. There are tons of signs in the center that make it known that the people of Chiapas (mainly indigenous people) do not like having their picture taken. There are cultural reasons. For example, they believe that a picture can startle your spirit and it will flee from your body. But also, I think that it is just plain demeaning. They are living their normal lives and we tourists treat them as some interactive museum exhibit. I can see how that would be annoying.