Shops in San Cristobal

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SHOPS IN SAN CRIS

Walking the streets of San Cristobal has been delightful!  Many streets in the downtown areas are clean and cobble-stoned or made of geometric pavers.  This town has a sense of pride because it values the international community that frequents the city, and gives them what they want - good food, excellent places to eat & drink, a few museums & galleries, lovely churches, quaint neighborhoods, and a great live music scene! 

I found this Art Gallery (left) at the Del Carmen Cultural Center.  There are NOT the profusion of art, archaeology and cultural venues that were available in Merida, but I am SO much more "at home" here, where I already feel like I am becoming part of the community. Also Merida is HOT and San Cristobal is mostly COLD, although with some lovely days and cool nights, as it is 7,000 feet high in the mountains of Chiapas.

In this Bicycle shop, I found a long-haired "Dread" handily repairing a bike.

I took a picture of the Pachamama Baby Shop but somehow lost the photo.  Luce, the owner was very helpful, so I may go back and try to get another photo.

Down the street in the same neighborhood, between The Church of Guadeloupe and the Guadeloupe Andador, was this flower shop... near the church and designed for church functions - wedding, funerals, etc. 

A different day I went behind the Municipal Open Air Market looking for furniture stores, where artisans make wooden tables, chairs, armoires, etc.

Hardwares

This was in a more "industrial" part of town that was not as clean and nice as downtown, but since I hope to return to San Cris and rent an apartment, I am scouting out things I may need.

Here are a Hardware Store near the Municipal Market and a Vet store with feed and medicine for animals... horses and pigs included.

Also behind the Market are open fire chicken roasting shops.  For non-vegetarians, it looked tasty.

Much more upscale, along the Andador below Santo Domingo are shops of jade, amber, designer clothes and high priced artifacts, such as this stunning Jaguar.


And, of course, for the expats and upper class Mexicans, there are the Supermarkets and Department Stores, such as in the Chedraui Plaza below.

Here are some of my favorite shop signs....

There are lovely hotels and restaurants as well.

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