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Category: Mexico, South & Central America

Travel guides, information, photographs, and stories about Mexico, as well as South and Central America. Areas covered include the Mexican Yucatan, Peru, Ecuador, and more.

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Ready for renters in Mérida, Mexico

Posted onMarch 17, 2016December 16, 2020Leave a comment

One of the homes we visited in November 2014 as part of the house and garden tour offered by the Mérida English Library was owned by a couple of serial remodelers. Their own home was Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, Yucatan

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A folk art wonderland in Izamal, Mexico

Posted onMarch 13, 2016November 9, 20192 Comments

As if wandering the golden streets of Izamal weren’t enough to make a visitor smile, this little town in the Yucatán has another treat hiding behind those yellow facades: A cultural center bursting with vibrant Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, YucatanTagsmuseums, traditional culture

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A carriage ride through Izamal, Mexico

Posted onMarch 6, 2016December 28, 20192 Comments

Izamal wakes slowly. While the sun is already illuminating the facades of the city’s egg-yolk yellow buildings, the streets are still largely empty. Over at Itzamna Park, the morning maintenance workers are sweeping away the Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, Yucatan

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The “Extra Special House” in Mèrida, Mexico

Posted onJanuary 17, 2016December 24, 2020Leave a comment

The House and Garden Tours offered by the English Library in Mérida, Mexico, begin with an introduction to the architecture styles found in the Yucatán and a list of the addresses that will be visited. Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, Yucatan

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An art-filled home in Mérida, Mexico

Posted onNovember 21, 2015October 17, 2018Leave a comment

When I took the house and garden tour offered by the Mérida English Library last year, there were four houses on the itinerary – although in the end we got to tour seven homes. Each Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, Yucatan

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Where remodelers settle in, Mérida, Mexico

Posted onNovember 12, 2015October 17, 2018Leave a comment

All of the homes we toured last fall on the Mèrida English Library’s House and Garden Tour underwent substantial remodeling at some point. A major remodeling project is a challenge in the simplest of situations, Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, Yucatan

It’s house tour season again in Mérida, Mexico

Posted onNovember 2, 2015October 17, 20184 Comments

It’s November again. That means the English Library in Mérida, Mexico, is once again offering expats and tourists a chance to peek into some spectacular homes.

CategoriesMexico

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Days of the Dead in Minnesota: These are your neighbors

Posted onOctober 30, 2015December 19, 20232 Comments

I’m lucky to have traveled to so many wonderful places around the world, but some of the most beautiful and fascinating cultural experiences I’ve had have been right here in Minnesota. There is a lot Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Minneapolis / Saint Paul Twin Cities Metro Area, Minnesota, USATagstraditional culture

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House of Halach Uinic, Tulum, Mexico

Posted onSeptember 8, 2015October 17, 2018Leave a comment

Not surprisingly, I took way too many pictures when we visited the Mayan ruins at Tulum, Mexico, last December. It was hard not to just keep shooting, the stonework was interesting and the changing light Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America

El Castillo, Tulum, Mexico

Posted onApril 13, 2015December 15, 20202 Comments

It’s hard not to be drawn to El Castillo (the castle) when visiting the Mayan ruins at Tulum, Mexico. Although not particularly tall by Mayan standards, it still quietly dominates the site and I regularly Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America

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