Getting close to Agua Azul it is easy to see Zapatista influence, whether real or of teenagers wanted to make their statement. Ocosingo (town painted over) saw some of the worst fighting in the 1994 rebellion, with 50 rebels being shot to death by military forces.

Now I don't want to be butchering the Zapatista ideology from an outside perspective, so here are some sites to check out for more info

www.ezln.org.mx

chiapas.mediosindependientes.org

Watching the power of attraction of watering holes is a great reminder that despite all our technology and structure we are still just animals with basic needs - like staying cool. Nothing fulfills that need or brings people together like nature's water and beauty.

Note the scar on my stomach. It came in handy in Belize where everyone that I met thinks that it is a stab wound. Badass, don't mess with me points right there. 

Tasty empanadas 3 for 10 pesos!