Just a quick update about my Christmas eve:
Lisa, Laura, and I were on a two day tour in the south of Chiapas, near the Guatemalan border, to visit two archeological sites of Mayan ruins and explore the Mexican jungle. The night before Christmas eve we stayed in an indigenous community that has been partially altered to include campgrounds. Yesterday, the 24th, we hiked over 5 hours in the jungle with an indigenous guide who showed us all the different native plants and how they're used for medicine, construction, etc. In the middle of this hike we spent a while swimming in a river (in the jungle in December!!) which was amazing...much better than any man-made pool. After all the excitement, I took a nap in a hut full of hammocks.
Hiking, swimming, hammocks...I'm pretty sure life doesn't get much better :)
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