Author Archives: Stan Flouride

This penitentiary has been turned into a center for the social and health programs for seniors. Note the birds waiting on the roof.

I came upon this building as you see it in the first five photos and spent an hour today trying to find it again to go inside. It’s a shadow of its grand past but how many Home Despot stores … Continue reading →

The living history museum of a henequen (or sisal) hacienda plantation. Before plastics put them out of business almost overnight, the hundreds of these plantations made the Yucatán one of the richest places on earth. This is the only one … Continue reading →

For the coolest hardware store/lumber yard you’ve ever seen?

In the morning I am going to the Hacienda Sotuta Peon, a working henequen or sisal plantation that is also a living history exhibition. It is a popular destination for tourists and the Hacienda just opened its own tour office … Continue reading →

I think this was more therapy than indulgence. Riding a bike that is about 6-8″(15-20 cm) shorter than I am used to, along with spending hours hunched over a lab table set at a height that is perfect for a … Continue reading →

My first sample gathering expedition to the Bahia de Progreso. VERY muddy (almost up to my knees) and stinky and hot and fun. I found the large horseshoe crab on a mangrove island and the little one as we were … Continue reading →

The last few times I was at the Sorbeteria Colon it was too busy to get a close look at this lovely art. Every part of it is cut from 1/8″ (0.3 cm) thick steel and mounted about the same … Continue reading →

Built in1945, the Park is a wonderful melange of Mayan Modern and Deco.