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Tag Archives: the pickled onion uxmal
why do people steal ?
Through our lives we accumulate memorabilia that we cherish or sometimes it outlives its usefulness and we either pass it on, sell , if it has some value or we discard in other ways. If I have anything that is … Continue reading
Invitation to the preschool event
Today I went to visit, by invitation .to one of the pre schools here in the village .Benito Juarez Garcia is an indigenous school where the children are taught the Maya culture to preserve the traditions.As well as speaking spanish … Continue reading
Dia de los muertos/ day of the dead
This year ,as the last ,the wonderful displays that they used to do in the village did not happen. So sad really as everywhere else there seemed to be the celebration… but of course it always comes down to politics. … Continue reading
New Look V W Beetle
It only took 9 months to have my car repainted… quite a long story but I won’t go into that now… I will however say that I eventually took it out of the hands for one painter … Continue reading
Entrevista /Interview
Well not quite an interview really…. From the small college of tourism school in Ticul came a handful of students to interview me about how the Restaurant and hotel is run . They were kind enough to come the … Continue reading
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Tagged Santa Elena, the pickled onion uxmal, Ticul, Tourism schools, Uxmal
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Day of the Dead….. Hanal Pixan
It is that time of year again when the traditional day of the dead is fast approaching.As I have written before ,here in the Mayab… the land of the Maya it is called Hanal Pixan or food for the souls … Continue reading
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Tagged day of the dead, Hanal Pixan, Soul food, the pickled onion uxmal
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Ticul to Santa Elena marathon or Ko onex alkab.
Marathon or in Maya K0 onex alkab which means lets run. Please note: I have just been informed that this is not really a marathon but a 15 k run….. sorry if I mislead anyone… not being a runner myself … Continue reading
Mot Mot/Toh
In the year 2010 I posted a blog about a Mot Mot that came to visit me in one of the casitas that were under construction at the time >Bird Festival and my visiting MOT MOT 10/2 2010< . I … Continue reading
Updating of photos
May and June are normally the times when we maintain the place.. this means re- painting the rooms to keep them clean and spiffy ready for our high season of July and August .Or doing construction work … which by … Continue reading