History
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Working Gringos Two statues approved by the outgoing mayor have drawn attention and anger from many citizens of Merida and the Yucatan… what is all the fuss about? Well, it’s complicated…
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Working Gringos For months, we don’t hear from them. Then, twice in one week, we are contacted personally by the Mexican government…
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Working Gringos An advertisement from a 1930 American farm magazine provides us with a glimpse into the fascinating history of Merida and the Yucatan Peninsula…
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Working Gringos If you have ever visited Merida, you have probably had the experience of getting lost in the maze of numbered streets that make up the Centro Historico. In the early colonial days, Merida’s streets confused many of its inhabitants…
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Working Gringos When we first moved to the Yucatan, we noticed how people often didn’t work on Monday. We were told that it was Santa Lunes (Saint Monday), a very old tradition here…
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Working Gringos Mani is a sleepy little Mayan pueblo. As in many places in the Yucatan, there are ghosts here, but you’d never know it…