The air if fresh! There are trees and forest! And the temperatures are cooler. San Cristobal has a cool cobblestone street vibe and the people are pretty friendly. Had a really good day meeting new people downtown at a spanish learning center where people live for a period of time in the best spot in town, high above everything with spectacular views. We reandomly bumped into a pleasant woman Lulu who would not speak any english to us, although I am positive she knows it. Reminded Michael of his high school spanish teacher. We had lunch with her and a group of other internationals which was a great experience because we got to talk spanish for over an hour straight and get our grammar corrected for free.

Lulu was very friendly and we learned alot about San Cristobal such as Zipolistas, an indigenous group that not too long ago was rebelling against the Mexican government so they can remain autonomous as a culture. They have not made much progress since 1994 and their story is a sad one.

Tomorrow we are driving people on coffee farm tour so we can learn about mexican coffee. We got a dicount by offering our car to drive. More than 50% off. I will take it. Should take all day and by the end we will be coffee experts if we can understand all the spanish words flying at us!