And how is the food, different from Orizaba?

A great question. On this topic I could write pages and pages of articles... OH WAIT! I have!

In seriousness, the international influence over the food here is stronger that in Orizaba. The Italian and French in particular have put there own spin on food in San Cristóbal.

The street food is more or less the same. There is not a whole lot of indigenous influence over the types of food served, even though most of the street vendors are indigenous.

Some local favorites different from Orizaba are snails, cow cheeks, and queso de San Cristóbal. But the food is pretty similar from what I can tell. A lot of Vitamin T: tacos, tamales, tortillas, tortas along with chalupas, ganachas, quesadillas, and mole.

This wraps up the Kate's questions series. I've been working with a local historian the past few days on a presentation for tomorrow. More on that later.