Entertainment in Merida

Pescado Veracruz

Hey, this chapter is entitled Entertainment, right? We eat for entertainment! This is actually in Campeche. The fish dinner was not only photo-worthy, but very good.




Lighthouse in Campeche


There are two lighthouses in Campeche, this one inside the walls of the old Hispanic city. The Mayan city was destroyed by Montejo the Younger, in order to get the building materials for his new spanish city. This lighthouse is on top of a church, whose facade is covered in colorful tiles. It now houses an art gallery in the old Cathedral, and the rest of the massive building is a school. Campeche is a charming small city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. More on that in another blog...
Ballet

This is called a ballet, the Ballet Folklorico. Every Sunday, beautiful young women and men put on their good shoes for a traditional dance. The dresses are as beautiful as the dancers. I've never seen a dropped tray, or a missed step.



Altar

The Fiesta of the Virgin of Guadelupe, last week, was yet another reason for a party. I know, this is not the best photo, but the flowers on the altar, were pretty, and there was enough candle power to torch the city. Young people were posed by their parents, in front of the altar, for the photo to go in the newsletter card to out-of-town relatives.




Party!


Christmas is not a big Commercial Guilt Trip in Merida, but reason for a party, with lots of friends. This young woman is hanging onto a home-made, double-decker bus filled with teen-aged revelers. The bus was covered with strings of flashing lights, speakers blaring the obligatory loud music, and was rocking with the movement of many bodies on board. Just part of a small, impromptu parade.