SAN CRISTOBAL - Chiapas, Mexico

The walls are painted in garish colors. The sharp mountain light dances on them, adding its own hues to the mix. The women are dashing in their bright embroidered clothes. The perfect place for black and white…

A monochrome photo essay on San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.

 

 

 

 

Signpost for a bicycle rental and repair shop.

 

 

 

 

Street art stencil.

 

 

 

 

Rooster at market.

 

 

 

 

Kid having a snack, market.

 

 

 

 

Barbershop, market.

 

 

 

 

Comedores; cheap, no-frills restaurants.

 

 

 

 

Sunshine after the storm.

 

 

 

 

Potholes and puddles.

 

 

 

 

Person.

 

 

 

 

Tourists trespassing at the ruins in Palenque.

 

 

All photographs taken early 2012.

Alessandro Ciapanna

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