Insterested in San Cristobal de las Casas

[Wanderful]

Dear Hound Dog:
Would you happen to have any suggestions for us as to contacts, places to post a query, or other leads I could follow up on in my quest to find a house-sitting situation in San Cristobal?
Thanks very much,
Alex
Alexandra Gordon
914-234-3517 (US VOIP)
msalexg
at gmail

[Hound Dog]

Alex:

We will be in San Cristóbal for a couple of weeks starting about late September. Send us a message here if you wish to talk further.

[Hound Dog]

Originally Posted by Wanderful

Dear Hound Dog:
Would you happen to have any suggestions for us as to contacts, places to post a query, or other leads I could follow up on in my quest to find a house-sitting situation in San Cristobal?
Thanks very much,
Alex
Alexandra Gordon
914-234-3517 (US VOIP)
msalexg
at gmail

My problem is that right now we are in Ajijic, we are going down there in 2 weeks and most of my addresses are down there.
When I first got down there I rented a little place on Diego Dugeley(Barrio el Cerriloo) for little money but I will have to look for the contact there to see if I have it. They have 4 casitas. The two on the street are very noisy and the 2 on the back are quieter. The rent used to be around 4 000 to 4500 pesos a month less for the little one on the street. The same owners had a large or larger house in the barrio de la Guadalupe plus some room and small units.

On Dugeley and Real de Guadalupe there is a little market and a store that sell cheeses yogurt creme etc... The owner is calle Margarita and she owns smal modern apartment a little further from the center but within walkable distance to the plaza. Go there ask for la Sra Margarita and ask her if she would rent to you for a couple of month a furnished place. I had a friend who rented for her it used to be something like 3000 pesos.
There are many rentals posted sometimes at the Palacio Municipal under the arcades or in the entrance of the supermarket Supermass on Real de Guadalupe and also at la Casa del Pan on Real de Guadalupe.
There are lots of places but the best ones are from word to mouth and it takes beating the pavement and asking around.
If you an economic place you will have to do some asking and walking. If you want something more expensive you can look at the vacation rental type places or ask Bella but those places are higher. The woman who manages my house may have some rentals, I know she handles at least one house on the street I live in in el Cerrillo Her name is Maria del Carmen her cel phone is 967 118 9160
she does not speak English but I think understand written English or at last someone around her can help her . You can reach her at esteval@prodigy.net.mx

I have lost touch with the rental market as I only rented for one year as I was redoing our house. We do not rent our house so I am afraid I cannot be of much help.

Just found the number for the manager of the casitas. Her name is Yliana Arlas Morales, she lives next door to calle Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez#17 where the larger house is.
Barrio de Santa Lucia
her cel phone was 967 115 0604
You can go and knock at the door and ask for her.
I you cannot find a place go there get a hotel for a few days and walk, you will find something.
At that time of the year there are tons of hotels available so I would not worry too much about availability.

As far as house sitting, I do not know either. I have not hear of anyone house sitting although it may happen most houses that are not occupied fully are for rent .

There not tas many foreigners English Speaking or not there as in Patzcuaro so I am not sure what you will find.

Good luck
Brigitte (Bob´s wife)

[Wanderful]

Dear Brigette:
Thanks so very much for these suggestions and leads. If it all works out and we are able to spend some months in San Cristobal, I hope we have the pleasure of meeting you! Alex
(Alexandra and Stu - 914-234-35170)

[vagabondette]

Hi there,

In my experience the best way to find an apartment here is to be here. There are lots of bulletin boards up around town (at the Zocalo and the Super Mas on Real Guadalupe particularly) where there are apartment ads.

I've been in SC for about 5 months. If anyone wants to meet up I'd love it. I've been working so much it's been challenging to meet people here.

Cheers!

[RVGRINGO]

Welcome Vagabondette,
Glad to have you here to assist those headed in your direction.

[Hound Dog]

Originally Posted by vagabondette

Hi there,

In my experience the best way to find an apartment here is to be here. There are lots of bulletin boards up around town (at the Zocalo and the Super Mas on Real Guadalupe particularly) where there are apartment ads.

I've been in SC for about 5 months. If anyone wants to meet up I'd love it. I've been working so much it's been challenging to meet people here.

Cheers!

If you have not been there already go to the Art Gallery called Galeria lisa Burkard ad take classes or just meet some of the artists. They are on Dr Navarro on the left handside as you exit la cola del diablo part of the street coming from la Casa del Pan.
I was planning to be back this week but I hurt my foot and cannot walk so it will be for later...

[Wanderful]

Originally Posted by vagabondette

Hi there,

In my experience the best way to find an apartment here is to be here. There are lots of bulletin boards up around town (at the Zocalo and the Super Mas on Real Guadalupe particularly) where there are apartment ads.

I've been in SC for about 5 months. If anyone wants to meet up I'd love it. I've been working so much it's been challenging to meet people here.

Cheers!

Thanks for your message, and I appreciate your advice! Right now, our trip to San Cristobal is in question, given the fact that I suddenly need some arthroscopic knee surgery. I may have to stick closer to my doctor for some follow up and physical therapy. If you are in SC for the long term, I'd love to have your contact information so I can get back to you when we reschedule an extended stay there. My email is msalexg at gmail dot com. Thanks!
Saludos,
Alex

[Hound Dog]

Originally Posted by Wanderful

Thanks for your message, and I appreciate your advice! Right now, our trip to San Cristobal is in question, given the fact that I suddenly need some arthroscopic knee surgery. I may have to stick closer to my doctor for some follow up and physical therapy. If you are in SC for the long term, I'd love to have your contact information so I can get back to you when we reschedule an extended stay there. My email is msalexg at gmail dot com. Thanks!
Saludos,
Alex

Hi

Sorry to hear about the surgery, a friend of mine has had 3 operations on her knees and it took her a while before she could walk for a long time. San Cristobal is a walking town. I do not think we use the car when we are there more than once a month. The cabs are 18 pesos to anywhere in the town and parking is problematic so we just walk.
The hospitals there are very basic, my husband had an emergency gallblader operation there and it was pretty scary. One hospital in on Diego Dugeley very basic and poor but it is run by nuns and it is the cleanest place I have ever seen. No heat in the winter and he was there in December so it was very cold. This hospital did not have the facilities the surgeon needed so we had the surgery at hospital Colonial which is supposed to b the best hospital. It s not clean and the help is not great,. I would not recommend the place to anyone. There are better hospitals in Tuxtla but we did not have the time to go there.
Our return is postpone until January as well I have to have a surgery and I fell last Wednesday and have a bad sprain so I am confined so far to a wheelchair.
We will be leaving in January and will be ther until May. We usually come back in May when the first rains come in. The best time to be there is around Easter to see all the festivities in town and in the indigenous villages.
My e-mail is bordoquy@yahoo.com so if we are in town please let me know when you are going.
The best month for me is March, April can be smoky as they are burning . The winter months are cold in the morning and usually beautiful in the day probably similart to what you have in Patzcuaro.

Take care.
Brigitte