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In the tradition of pitting entities with a similar population size against one another, I now ask you to compare the American state of Minnesota with the Mexican state of Chiapas. Another base of similarity is that Minnesota shares a northern border with Canada and Chiapas borders Guatemala to the east.
I think Paul Wellstone is a more iconic Minnesota politician. (And I say this as a socially very conservative person.) However, Michelle Bachmann represents well the outer suburbs of the Twin Cities.
these two are so closely matched that I'm having trouble thinking of one thing different enough between them to even warrant a comparison...maybe, better Mexican food in Minnesota cuz of more Taco Bells?
these two are so closely matched that I'm having trouble thinking of one thing different enough between them to even warrant a comparison...maybe, better Mexican food in Minnesota cuz of more Taco Bells?
This is the third time tacos have been brought up for me today. Twice in class and now this!
In the tradition of pitting entities with a similar population size against one another, I now ask you to compare the American state of Minnesota with the Mexican state of Chiapas. Another base of similarity is that Minnesota shares a northern border with Canada and Chiapas borders Guatemala to the east.
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San Cristobal de Las Casas is a great town. Spent about three weeks there in my twenties, had a blast, partied with both the local ladies and college students and the foreign Euro/Canuck ex-pat/backpacker crowd. Beautiful architecture, really good cheap restaurants and cafes... Mezcal was pretty cheap, and there was a couple of tasty taco/hot dog vendors on one of the square in the centro that you could surivive on when you ran out of money. There's also some great hiking in the nearby cloud forests--and the native village San Juan Chamula up in the nearby mountains is a great trip with this weird mix of Mayan and Catholic rituals in their tripped out church. One thing I liked was that the natives there were so short that someone at 5'7" like me stood like four inches above everyone--I remember being at a disco with like three tiny 5' local girls on my arms asking me to buy them drinks.
The only real danger I was advised to avoid was to not end up near some of the rougher cantinas around closing time--there was a high likelihood of occasional machete fights...
I've never really been to Minnesota. I like hockey though.
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caphillsea77 is currently googling Chiapas. Mention Senora, Chihuahua, Baja, & Jalisco and I can conjur up many impressions, but Chiapas is under the radar for me. Now I'm curious.
caphillsea77 is currently googling Chiapas. Mention Senora, Chihuahua, Baja, & Jalisco and I can conjur up many impressions, but Chiapas is under the radar for me. Now I'm curious.
Yeah, check it out. Chiapas also has amazing jungle waterfalls and the ruins of Palenque on the edge of the rainforest(probably among the most interesting in Mexico--and they've got monkeys swinging from vines above the ancient temples) on the east side of the province. Just a 2-3 hour trip from the artsy college town of San Cristobal de las Casas. There's also remote coastal beach towns that I've never been to, but supposedly are among the most untrammeled in Mexico. It's also not far to Guatemala--and Lago De Atitlan...
What's the food in Chiapas like? I can imagine a lot more mole-like dishes, and a healthier use of things such as plantains and other tropical fruits and extremely hot peppers due to the climate. I love Oaxaqueno cuisine, so I wonder if Chiapas can top that!
Man, once I get more money and the situation is Mexico is not as dicey, I'm probably gonna spend a pretty penny traveling around there.
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