Day of the Dead in Merida
Posted on October 30th, 2005 by Working Gringos
This year, we just *had* to go down to the Zocalo to see the Day of the Dead altars…
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Wilma Aftermath
Posted on October 30th, 2005 by Working Gringos
This morning’s Diario de Yucatan shows a big photo of tourists enjoying themselves on a beach called Playa Delfines, which is the public beach on the Hotel Zone in Cancun…
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One of Those Days
Posted on October 28th, 2005 by Working Gringos
Today is one of those days when those of us who moved here remember why…
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Street and Parking Lot Guys
Posted on October 27th, 2005 by Working Gringos
Here’s something that you just don’t get in the States: a man to watch your street…
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Cancun Refugees in Merida
Posted on October 27th, 2005 by Working Gringos
There were lots of people looking for hotel rooms the last few days. The airport was incredibly crowded, but people are getting out…
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SF Gate Article on Merida
Posted on October 26th, 2005 by Working Gringos
Perusing the web on a totally different mission and found this article in the San Francisco Gate from 2001. Not much that the author mentions in the article has changed…
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Hurricane Wilma Morning
Posted on October 23rd, 2005 by Working Gringos
The Diario de Yucatan says that as the hurricane is leaving, thousands of residents are coming out of their shelters to survey the damage…
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Suddenly Its All About Wilma
Posted on October 20th, 2005 by Working Gringos
We’re not too worried about the hurricane. If we were living in Cancun or Tulum, we’d be boarding up doors and windows, but here in Merida we’ll probably only get bad weather…
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Pondering Hurricanes
Posted on October 19th, 2005 by Working Gringos
Hurricane Wilma is headed for the Yucatan. Not that we’re worried or anything. Merida is probably the safest large city in a hurricane zone that we can think of, now that we think of it…
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Gringolandia
Posted on October 15th, 2005 by Working Gringos
That’s what they call the United States, you know: Gringolandia. One of our favorite Spanglish words…
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Mayan Quinceanos
Posted on October 4th, 2005 by Working Gringos
For those of you who know anything about the hispanic culture, you know that a girl’s 15th birthday is a sort of coming-out, a celebration of her graduation from child to woman…
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Yunku Afternoon
Posted on October 2nd, 2005 by Working Gringos
Working Gringa was lucky enough to be invited out to Hacienda Yunku yesterday for lunch…
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