November 19, 2005
Roads of Chiapas

Every time we travel to Chiapas, we fly into Tuxtla and then ride up the mountain, on the twisting two lane Panamerican Highway to San Cristobal de las Casas. For the past 10 years, we've watched a new, more direct highway under construction, and every year heard the promise that it would open that year. One year the route was almost finished when the main bridge collapsed close to completion.

This report lays out the history of poor roads and isolation that Chiapas has endured since the Conquest.

Chiapas: el diseño vulnerable de su red caminera

Posted by Dave at November 19, 2005 01:26 PM