This museum is closed indefinitely. The reason I came to San Cristobal was to go here for research... read more
We were attending Spanish school in San Cristobol de las Casas where our teacher recommended we... read more
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This museum is closed indefinitely. The reason I came to San Cristobal was to go here for research purposes and discovered that it has been closed since it was forcefully taken over on April 10 2017. I also found another couple who were trying to...More
We were attending Spanish school in San Cristobol de las Casas where our teacher recommended we visit this museum to learn about traditional mayan medicine. We walked through town, out of the central tourist area of town, throught the traditional markets (for residents not tourists)...More
As guys said before it was closed. We came at Sunday 3pm by walking through a not very pleasant surroundings and all that we can see was closed doors and gates without any sign with working hours. Entrance had a lot of trash on it...More
Was keen to visit this museum and double-ychecked that it would be open on a Monday. Several official websites and two guidebooks agreed that it was open every day from 10.00am. I got there at 10.20am only to find it all locked up, and no...More
I verified the opening hours for a Monday from two independent sources including the city website but when I arrived there - after a very long walk - it was closed. What a disappointment.
Herbal medicine is a very important tradition in Chiapas and the Mayan Medicine Museum is interesting because it provides a glimpse into the healing beliefs of the people. The information is interesting but the museum is very basic, five rooms that represent the main types...More
Overall very interesting, and having visited Chamulla earlier in the day it made more sense than if we hadn't. I feel it needs a lot of government money spent on it to make it more of an attraction and preserve local culture. Felt a bit...More
I did like this place as I learned a lot about Maya medicine. The actual exhibitions were so-so and could have been made much better, but it was great to learn what the different animal parts was used for and what the different flowers cured....More
This was an ok trip for us because we were lucky and had our Spanish teacher there to explain everything to us, so we did learn a lot about Mayan culture. The video of the midwife and birth looked like it was from the mid...More
I have been here several times over the past few years and although I found some of it informative and interesting this place could do so much better with a little work. In a strange way it does capture more of the region than most...More
