Comments on: Yucatan News for December 8

By: rozerjazzusa

rozerjazzusa — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:46:46 +0000

I an really pleasure to heard about it..There are lots of people who can take advantage of it.

By: james

james — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:41:15 +0000

Thanks for the note and link!

Pardon my tardiness, I actually just returned from the area, having taken my Mom down to Playa del Carmen and an overnight in Valladolid during two days seeing Coba, Chichen, and a couple cenotes around the area.

Sadly we didn’t make it to Merida as we only had six days. However my Mom loved the architecture in Valladolid, (even with the zocalo streets under construction.) I explained that Merida was similar in culture and style but quite larger with more to do (like the theater.) We plan to fly into to Merida sometime next year and visit the sights on the west side of the peninsula.

This was my Mom’s first trip to Mexico – and she loved the people, culture, and hospitality, -like when I ran out of gas: http://www.futuregringo.com/index.php/category/mexico/

And of course staying in local neighborhoods adds to the experience. This time the highlight was sitting in Valladolid’s zocalo watching a local band perform on a Sunday night. – especially watching a Dad help his kid learn the drums. (if off beat nobody else noticed

In Playa del Carmen we stayed at the “Fiesta Banana,” at Calle 32 y 5ta, which is a small Italian neighborhood on the north side of town. We met quite a few friendly locals and shopkeepers, and its at the end of the pedestrian area so not near as many vendors and tourists milling about…

Cheers and take care. I’m a regular reader and have enjoyed your stories of local life and the progress of your house!

Feliz Navidad y ten un buen ano neuvo! james…

By: Khaki

Khaki — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:00:26 +0000

Anthony – thanks for the complement on the news. If you want to know more, just subscribe to have Yucatan Living update notices sent to your e-mail. We publish once a week – and there’s always great news coming from Yucatan!

Maggie – I haven’t found a contact number for “Don Yuan” – so my guess would be that you would just have to find him in Chuburná. That red “taxi” should be easy to spot – and I’ll bet any fisherman can tell you where to look. If I find anything, I’ll post it.

By: maggie

maggie — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:32:41 +0000

Kudos to Jesus Perez Castillo. How do you contact him for service and errands?

By: Carole Waterer

Carole Waterer — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:14:08 +0000

I am not sure if this is the right place for these comments, but I would just like to say that my husband and I spent ten days in Merida in November and ” Yucatan Today” Tourist Guide was a very important part of our holiday. We were using it constantly, it helped us find some great places to eat, where to catch buses to Progresso and other areas around Merida, and the maps of the city were sooo useful, anyone arriving in Merida should pick up a copy on arrival. Well done to all concerned with the publication. We loved Merida and the Yucatan and hope to return again and again.