San Cristóbal de Las Casas: Where does all the water go?

San Cristóbal de Las Casas: Where does all the water go?

“The Coke factory.” That’s the answer almost anyone in San Cristóbal de Las Casas will give you if you ask why the fabled Pueblo Mágico nestled in the highlands of the southern state of Chiapas suffers from so many water shortages. Many of San Cristóbal’s locals blame the FEMSA bottling plant just outside of town for the city’s water woes. However, FEMSA is just one of a number of companies extracting from the city’s water supply. (Otros Mundos …