Restaurant Chankin

Chiapas


This calm and quiet garden restaurant has fragrant walls of flowers that attract swarms of hyperactive hummingbirds, while the food, which is hearty country fare, attracts travelers who are a lot less hyperactive. You can munch away while looking over gentle cascades in the near distance. Offers decent cabin-style accommodation, too (from M$500 per double).


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