Comments on: Yucatan News: Cruises Return

By: Working Gringos

Working Gringos — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:32:49 +0000

To read about what a local group is doing to help beach communities with their garbage problems, go to the Niños y Crias website: http://www.ninosycrias.org

Also, at least in Merida, there are recycling centers where anyone can bring metal, cans, plastic and cardboard (called cartón). We will do some research and get some addresses for you.

Also, there are laws in Merida which prohibit burning of garbage, but this burning is a very old tradition here, and is going to take a few years to overcome. One strategy for particularly egregious burning is to call the Fire Department and report a fire. Keep in mind that you may not get response to this type of complaint more than once or twice. Still, if everyone did it…

By: Khaki

Khaki — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:48:36 +0000

Dorothy, they’re working on it but, in the meantime, I totally agree with you. However, we have a unique problem here in Yucatan. Where does one “dig” a landfill when the “land” is a limestone shelf? We used to burn our trash in my village and then got annexed by Merida… but every small town doesn’t have that luxury. That having been said, I’ll do a little research and see if I can come up with a recycling program in the area. It seems as if I have read about one somewhere. I’ll post it in the News when I find it.

By: mp

mp — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:06:15 +0000

Come on down, guys! Mexico was, is and always will be a unique and wonderful country. It’s warm, generous and hard working people are eager to welcome you and will be delighted with/for your renewed patronage. Methinks the whole brouhaha over the “swine flu pandemic” was a red herring touted to distract people from focusing on the real miseries happening in our beleaguered world these days.
Bienvenidos a Mexico. It will not disappoint.
MP

By: CARLOS DANIEL GALLEGOS

CARLOS DANIEL GALLEGOS — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:09:44 +0000

I would like to make a request of all YL readers. At the end of an Article, please place a comment related to the Article. For example. Grocery Shopping in Merida. Comments should reflect where in Merida is the best place to shop for groceries. The best store, the best food price, the best value for the peso. It should not be for political or social issues. For example, in the Article, Merida Moments. The comment part should reflect your deepest and fondest memory of Merida. What places impressed you the most. Yet, someone choosed to comment in Ilegal Immigration in the U.S. Not really the place for it. Since this comment section is under the news for the week. My news of the week is to request readers to let your comments reflect the Article being discussed. Muchos Gracias.

By: Working Gringos

Working Gringos — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:12:57 +0000

Good point. The car we brought here is a GMC, also made in Mexico. Great car with over 200K miles. But our new car, that we bought last year, is a VW. From what we’ve read, VW had one of its best years this past period, against a rather awful economic backdrop.