Hanal Pixán is the Yucatec Maya’s version of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, […]

Location:  Calles 67A and 64, Merida We had fought the crowd to see the Hanal Pixanactivities and […]

Location: Calle 68 #470  corner of Calle 55, Merida Hours: 8:30-2:00 LA68, Casa de Cultura Elena Poniatowska, […]

Location: Inside the Casa de la Cultura, the former Convento de Monjas           […]

ADRESS:  Calle 57 between Calle 64 and Calle 66, Merida HOURS: 9:00-17:00 RESTAURANT STYLE: Taco Stand PRICE: […]

Location:  Santa Lucia Park, Calle 55 between Calles 60 and 62 (closer to Calle 60 than 62) […]

Location: Calle 60 #482 between Calle 55 and 57, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico Hours:  12:00-21:00 Show:  15:30 Restaurant […]

Location:  Calle 64 between Calles 65 and 67, Merida Templo de la Candelaria was built in 1706.  […]

Arch Location: Across Calle 64 near Calle 69-A Church and Monuments Location:  Faces Calle 64 and forms […]

Location:  On the corner of Calles 66 and 77A, Merida Iglesia de Ermita de Santa Isabel, or […]

Church Location: Corner of Calles 72 and 75 Park Location: Corner of Calles 72 and 77, Merida  […]

Location:  Calle 75 #555 between Calles 70 and 72, across from San Sebastián Church, Merida Hours: 10:00-22:00 […]

Location: On Calle 59 between Calles 70 and 72, Merida After stopping at the Santiago Mercado we […]

Location: On corner of Calles 57 and 70, next to the church and park with the same […]

Location: Corner of Calle 59 and Calle 60, Merida. The black statue of Hidalgo sits atop a […]

Location: Calle 60 between Calles 59 and 61, Merida                   Next to Hidalgo Park While sitting in […]

Location: Calle 60 between 57-A and 59 As we walked back to our hotel from Pasaje de […]

Location:  An alleyway between Merida Cathedral and MACAY museum that connects Calle 60 and 58 As we […]

Location: On corner of Calle 60 and Calle 59, next to Parque de la Madre, Merida A beautiful […]

Location:  Corner of Calle 59 and Calle 60, Merida, by Hidalgo Park Hours: 18:00-24:00 Upon entering Los […]

Location:  Block formed by Calles 60, 61, 62, 63 The Plaza Grande, or zocalo, is the main […]

Location: Corner of Calles 62 and 61, across from main plaza, Merida Hours: 10:00-22:00 Olimpo Cultural Center’s […]

Walking around Merida is a must for anyone visiting the beautiful “White City”. Downtown the streets are […]

I had read the reviews on Trip Advisor of the often loved La Chaya Maya in Merida […]

The drive from Cancun to Merida lasts approximately 3.5 hours, but it feels like forever as there […]

We were hungry by the time the flight had landed. By the time we got through customs, […]

 Always a favorite of ours.  It is a must stop, even if only to swim – so […]

It had been a long day seeing the main attractions of Felipe Carrillo Puerto and we were […]

While doing my research for the trip, I found that only two cities along the route had […]

I saw there was a Caste War Museum, Museo de la Guerra Castas, in Tihosuco. I tried […]

Address: Calle 17 esq. 26, Colonial Centro, Tihosuco, Quintana Roo, Mexico C.P.77121 I was slightly nervous as we […]

Iglesia de Divino Niño creates a picturesque setting the instant you enter Tihosuco.  This small town is […]

We ventured into the unknown, leaving the familiar terrain we had traveled many times. With only so […]

ROADS AND DRIVING As you leave Valladolid, on nicer roads then any in Michigan, the scenery changes, […]

We left Valladolid on Valentine’s Day, which they do not celebrate or at least it was not […]

The city of Valladolid is a wonderful place, filled with architectural splendors streaked with history.   We plodded through […]

Ash Wednesday concludes the celebrations of Carnaval in Valladolid. We were eating dinner at Las Campanas when […]

Las Campanas (The Bells) Restaurant sits across from el zocolo in el centro, it is in the […]

The Cenote Zaci is centrally located in el centro.  A large freshwater sinkhole in the limestone crust […]

The building and where it stands has a long history with the Spanish Catholics in Valladolid.  According […]

Iglesia de San Servacio has been a beautiful fixture across from the central plaza’s southern side since […]

After settling into the hotel we headed to the Zocolo hoping to catch some of the Carnaval […]

We arrived at Hotel Zaci around 9pm on Fat Tuesday, exhausted after a long day’s journey from […]

Getting to and the Basics of the San Gervasio Archaeological Site on Cozumel Island, Mexico San Gervasio […]

Estructuras Murcielagos y Pet Nah (or the Murcielagos and Round House Structures) are found together at the […]

San Gervasio Archaeological Site Terminal Classic period Central Plaza, Cozumel Island, Mexico The first section you hit […]

San Gervasio Archaeological Site Post Classic period (1200-1650 AD) Central Plaza, Cozumel Island, Mexico If you return […]

The Beaches of Cozumel Most are beautiful and many have dangerous water currents and waves. We took […]

Xel Ha Archaeological Site Xel Ha, Quintana Roo, Mexico .

Aktun Chen was Leroy and my first tour in Mexico.  It was offered free through El Dorado […]

My Favorite Spot in the whole world!!!!! “Where the wind ripples water”. This is where I would […]