Mellow Yellow

Trip Start Jun 12, 2011
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Trip End Oct 22, 2012


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Flag of Mexico  , Yucatán,
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Next stop was Merida, a city with another beautiful Plaza Grande where at night the old colonial buildings and churches are lit up,  the old folks come out to salsa in the street and families gather around street performers and clowns.  Our Hostel (Zocalo) was located right on the square in one of the old colonial buildings with some of the rooms with their own balcony so you can while away the
evening supping wine and people watch.  Alas our budget room was not one of these, nor does the budget stretch to wine but the thought was there. 

We used Merida as a jumping off spot to get to Uxmel, another set of Mayan ruins.  These are perhaps some of the best preserved and you can really see how the centre of the city was laid out.  Its also unusual as the pyramid of the magician is elliptical rather than square.  As you can gather by my lack of knowledge, we decided not to pay the extortionate fees for a guide but we could see the familiar face of the rain gods, the ball court and several other typically Mayan features
Merida
Merida
.  The site was on a grand scale and really quite impressive. With a few structures that you could climb up to get a good view over the whole site. 

We also visited Izamel which is a small town that the Spanish decided to paint entirely yellow.  I’m not sure why they decided to do this but it really works.  There is a convent at the centre next to the square which is said to have the second largest atrium in the world, second only to the Plaza
San Pedro in the Vatican.  We ate tacos followed by ice cream watched the horse and carts then got our bus back to Merida. 

Onwards to Isla Holbox.....
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