Comments for Yucatan Living http://www.yucatanliving.com For on the ground, up to the minute, up close and personal, hot and humid information about Merida and the Yucatan Fri, 09 May 2008 19:56:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Merida for Cigar Lovers by sergio http://www.yucatanliving.com/daily-life/merida-for-cigar-lovers.htm#comment-42327 sergio Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:43 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/daily-life/merida-for-cigar-lovers.htm#comment-42327 Joe, I am sure you mean an Hoyo de Monterrey. Yes, they are good. That tobacco in grown in the plantation by the same name: Hoyo de Monterrey, municipality of San Juan, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. Right in the heart of the Vuelta Abajo district. Joe, I am sure you mean an Hoyo de Monterrey. Yes, they are good. That tobacco in grown in the plantation by the same name: Hoyo de Monterrey, municipality of San Juan, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. Right in the heart of the Vuelta Abajo district.

]]> Comment on Welcome to Ochilandia! by Karen Ferguson http://www.yucatanliving.com/destinations/welcome-to-ochilandia.htm#comment-42304 Karen Ferguson Fri, 09 May 2008 01:04:41 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/destinations/welcome-to-ochilandia.htm#comment-42304 Well. you've done it again, Ellen....I'm so there when I return. I can't wait...thanks for including me in your trip. I really enjoyed it...btw, my birthday is in agusto. :-) Best, Karen Well. you’ve done it again, Ellen….I’m so there when I return.
I can’t wait…thanks for including me in your trip. I really enjoyed it…btw, my birthday is in agusto. :-)
Best,
Karen

]]> Comment on Obra Suspendida by Working Gringos http://www.yucatanliving.com/real-estate-yucatan/inah-in-mexico.htm#comment-42298 Working Gringos Fri, 09 May 2008 00:11:07 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/real-estate-yucatan/inah-in-mexico.htm#comment-42298 Actually, this is a perfect example of being careful about bringing your "gringo" ways to Mexico. We were in horror that a huge radio tower might be built down the block. The neighbors got together, wrote a letter, etc. and the work was stopped. A few months later, work started again a block away. And the neighbors were a little worn down, so the protests were weaker. And the builders were forewarned, so they were stealthier. So the tower was built a block away, actually closer to most of us who were protesting, where it stands today. We tried fighting it, but honestly, they weren't in the least bit worried or afraid of the authorities, which lead us to believe that they were either in bed with them, or they WERE them. Either way, it is what it is. Downtown Merida has skinny little radio and cel phone towers where it once had windmills. At some point, the Meridanos will decide they don't like them, or they will become obsolete, or a hurricane will blow them all down. Life goes on... Actually, this is a perfect example of being careful about bringing your “gringo” ways to Mexico. We were in horror that a huge radio tower might be built down the block. The neighbors got together, wrote a letter, etc. and the work was stopped. A few months later, work started again a block away. And the neighbors were a little worn down, so the protests were weaker. And the builders were forewarned, so they were stealthier. So the tower was built a block away, actually closer to most of us who were protesting, where it stands today. We tried fighting it, but honestly, they weren’t in the least bit worried or afraid of the authorities, which lead us to believe that they were either in bed with them, or they WERE them. Either way, it is what it is. Downtown Merida has skinny little radio and cel phone towers where it once had windmills. At some point, the Meridanos will decide they don’t like them, or they will become obsolete, or a hurricane will blow them all down. Life goes on…

]]> Comment on Obra Suspendida by Debbie http://www.yucatanliving.com/real-estate-yucatan/inah-in-mexico.htm#comment-42291 Debbie Thu, 08 May 2008 23:23:30 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/real-estate-yucatan/inah-in-mexico.htm#comment-42291 When did this happen? Has there been any more information if it has been permanently suspended? When did this happen? Has there been any more information if it has been permanently suspended?

]]> Comment on Death in A Foreign Country by Martha Lindley http://www.yucatanliving.com/yucatan-survivor/death-in-a-foreign-country.htm#comment-42284 Martha Lindley Thu, 08 May 2008 20:48:19 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/yucatan-survivor/death-in-a-foreign-country.htm#comment-42284 The Emergency Information Sheet is available on this link. We suggest you fill it out and put one on your refrigerator and have one in your car. That way, the information needed is immediately available. We suggest you visit funeral homes in your community to ask any specific questions you have about cremation, burial or transferring the body to your home country for burial. Keep in mind that the Mexican culture is much more accepting of the inevitability of death; it is treated in a much more matter of fact manner. We did not find men dressed in dark suits and ties being somber. In Merida, they were in tee shirts and jeans and very relaxed and willing to talk. I'm pleased others found the information useful. We did it for our loved ones and are happy to share it. The Emergency Information Sheet is available on this link. We suggest you fill it out and put one on your refrigerator and have one in your car. That way, the information needed is immediately available.

We suggest you visit funeral homes in your community to ask any specific questions you have about cremation, burial or transferring the body to your home country for burial. Keep in mind that the Mexican culture is much more accepting of the inevitability of death; it is treated in a much more matter of fact manner. We did not find men dressed in dark suits and ties being somber. In Merida, they were in tee shirts and jeans and very relaxed and willing to talk.

I’m pleased others found the information useful. We did it for our loved ones and are happy to share it.

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