We had spur-of-the-moment breakfast there today on our way back from somewhere else. It was a good stop. This hacienda is within the Merida city limits, slightly east of town. It’s owned, according to an employee, by the Millet family of Merida.They’ve been in business for two years.
We turned off the noisy main street toward [...]
January, 2010
Restaurant Review: Hotel and Restaurant Indigo, Hacienda Misne
Yucatan Yentas Dine in Splendor
The yentas are often hungry. It’s their nature. And when they’re hungry, they eat. What to do, what to do, a couple of days ago when we were in a remote part of town, far from our customary Italliani’s salad when hunger struck. A desperate situation. But then – we noticed the orange signs. Pollo [...]
Pet Sterilization Clinics in Yucatan
As we all know, there are hundreds if not thousands of dogs and cats wandering the towns and cities of the Yucatan. Groups have been formed to help them and some of the towns poison them. Sometimes they are shot at, tortured, or deliberately run over and left to die.
The animals suffer from mange, feline [...]
Organic Vegetables* Direct from the Farm
“Don George” (Jorge Armando Solis Hoyos) is a 78-year-old Maya who was born and raised in Merida. His parents were from Peto. Don George says that he quit school early and worked in his parents’ milpa in Merida. Times were hard, he said. If there was no water, there was no food and no money.
When [...]
Xmas – New Year and beyond in Merida
I haven’t blogged for a while because I’m exhausted. There are an awful lot of social and public events at this time of year. Parties, parades, light displays, concerts… On Three Kings Day (Jan. 6), everyone eats a ring cake called rosca de reyes. You can go from one rosca party to another. There was [...]