Comments on: Yucatan News: Fiestas, Bees & Monopoly

By: Carmen Mahood

Carmen Mahood — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:10:19 +0000

I want to thank the airport taxi service and Chucho of the B&B Cascadas de Merida for rescuing my vacation just a few days ago. My family and I flew into Merida in the evening and in the morning I realized I did not have my passport. Our B&B host went out to the airport and talked to the lovely woman who runs the taxis there. She contacted her drivers and they found my passport on the floor of the van we had taken from the airport. I thank the citizens of Merida for their honesty and kindness and to Chucho for being the perfect host. Merida is a beautiful city that we cannot get enough of. For people who think Mexico is a dangerous and scary place, they haven’t been to beautiful Merida. Gracias a todos! Carmen Mahood

By: Khaki Scott

Khaki Scott — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:47:02 +0000

Mary – They had a problem with keeping the artisans on site last year too and published that they had an agreement for them to stay there this year. Guess it didn’t work… but I am certain they will be there over the weekend.

CasiYucateco – Yucatan is “funny” about “laws”… first they make a “rule” and ask everybody nicely to follow it… when nobody does, they turn a rule into a law while nobody’s looking and BAM! Gotcha! Last year (or was it the year before?) they just showed up one Sunday at the beach – started confiscating vehicles on the beach and fines were something like 2 or 3 THOUSAND dollars! Well – they had been nice, been nice, and been nice – and nobody took them seriously. The best way to live an easy life in Yucatan is to do the right thing in the first place.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:00:22 +0000

I’ve been to Motul twice in the last few days and seen the usual fair booths set up but no bathing suits, candles or carpenters. Where are they? They aren’t in the square by the market and banks. Help.

By: CasiYucateco

CasiYucateco — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:55:23 +0000

I am so happy to hear that something is being done about driving on the beach. Yes, it can be a cheap and fast thrill. But children have been killed in the past – even by little ATV vehicles – let alone full-sized jeeps or whatever. And who knows how many buried turtle nests were crushed by speeding tires.

The people of Yucatan really care for their state and their environment. Driving on the beach isn’t the right thing to do for many reasons. Good for Yucatan for creating an appropriate punishment.