Dignidad Rebelde (Multiplex Jr delay)

[Luke51411]

What can I say? I've built 4 or 5 multiplexes now and everytime I build one someone wants to give me money for it so... here's another one! I haven't built much this year as I moved to the state of Chiapas in Mexico in January (any other builders on the forum in Mexico?). I brought some building supplies with me and I've just found the motivation to build. Anyone familiar with Chiapas (and especially San Cristobal de las casas) knows this is where the Zapatista uprising took place in 1994. These days it is a bit of a tourist draw and there are several Zapatista tiendas with hand made art, crafts, and clothing from the zapatista villages. I found some cool stickers and they are almost perfect size for 1590bb and 125a enclosures, which is perfect since I don't have my usual finishing supplies with me. So, here it is:


I'm still experimenting with vactrol combos.

[culturejam]

I really dig that!

[Bret608]

So do I! Awesome-looking build.

In a Zapatista-related story, one of my anthropology professors at CCNY took a group of students to Chiapas in about 1996, when the uprising was still fresh. I did not join in as I was newly arrived in NYC and had no cash. Interesting to hear what you're saying about the tourist nostalgia for the Zapatistas! I don't know if you've seen the movie "Men with Guns" (Hombres Armados) but the director (John Sayles) came and did a talk on campus to go with the film's premiere at the time. He apparently had no idea what a rebel-filled area he was filming in! Anyway, hope you're having a cool experience living abroad and kudos for continuing to build.

[Luke51411]

Thanks guys!
Bret, I've heard from a few people that San Cristobal was never a destination until after 94 and today it's full of tourists and expats from around the world. It's certainly not just Zapatista tourism but I think it's definitely part of the appeal. The EZLN is still around working for equality. They have formed their own school system and have adapted the education to the local population as many people are indigenous and Spanish is a second language. I still don't know that much about it but it's interesting to learn about.