Images of Development

This mural adorns one wall of a restaurant in San Cristobal. Note the artist's bold political commentary on the choices facing the indigenous peasants of Chiapas. The masked figure on the right represents Subcommandante Marcos, a leader and spokesperson for the E.Z.L.N., or Zapatistas, who sparked a rebellion against the Mexican state that began on January 1, 1994 - the very day that NAFTA went into effect.

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