Tascalate and Pozol Tasting Walk, Comitan

The Comitan municipal market in the Centro of Comitan de Dominguez is the base for this self-guided tasting walk, focused on two traditional Chiapaneco corn-and-cacao drinks that are harder to find outside the region. The one-to-two hour route moves between market stalls selling tascalate, a toasted-corn drink flavored with cacao, achiote, and cinnamon, and pozol, a fermented-corn drink often mixed with cacao and served over ice, with hueso comiteco, a Comitan sweet, available at nearby stalls for those wanting a dessert stop. The mix is drink-forward and lightly sweet throughout rather than built around savoury dishes. Because the walk is self-guided with no ticket, nothing is formally included; the MXN 60-120 (about USD 3.50-7) estimate covers a few drink tastings and a sweet from a market vendor. There is no set group size or guide, since the route is walked independently through the market, and vendors are approached directly in Spanish, though basic ordering by pointing works well for non-Spanish speakers. The pace is entirely visitor-controlled and best suited to a morning visit when the market is at its most active. Dietary questions, including how much sugar or cacao is added to a given pozol, are best clarified directly with the vendor before ordering, since recipes vary stall to stall.