Getting Around San Cristobal de las Casas

This is one of the casas in San Cristobal de las Casas. I love the bouganvilla. There is a city ordinance that makes it impossible now to build any building taller than two stories, which keeps the city's character in tact.

Getting around on foot is fairly easy still & I spend more than two hours a day walking I would guess. However, I live on top of a surrounding mountain & get to town every day by combi. A combi is a VW minibus converted to hold as many folks as possible. In fact, my last ride had 13 adults, 3 kids & 3 infants all in one combi, along with everyone's groceries, including a live chicken. The combi costs me about 40 cents for the 20 minute ride into town. It would only cost me 25 cents, but none of the drivers believe that I am over sixty, the age at which the fare gets reduced. I have a 10 minute walk down to the road to catch my combi & a 15 minute walk up to the house on my way home.

It is also possible to take a taxi up there, but I have only done that once. It costs about 3 dollars for the taxi. Speaking of transportation, there is another type of vehicle worthy of mention. It is a kind of pick-up truck with a covered back. It appears that people rent them when they need to transport people or cargo. What I like about these is that they have things written across the front of them. Here are some I jotted down on my way to town today, translated into English, of course.
King of Kings
Gift of God
The Way of Heaven is our Destiny
God is Divine
God is my Best Friend
Black Virgin

As you can see, they mostly have religious overtones, as does most everything in Mexico. On my way to this computer though, I saw one that I really liked & have taken a photo of it for you. Here it is. I hope you don't need a translation.