Author Archives: Stan Flouride

A bit taller and paler than she should be.

I just posted 17 more pictures of the strange store I discovered over on my G+ page. Using my stupid Android tablet I can only load ONE pic at a time here and each one takes FIVE steps. Over there … Continue reading →

I’ve been passing the Museo de los Ferrocarriles de Yucatan (Train Museum of the Yucatan) as I go to and from downtown for over a week and today I dropped in for a visit. To get a small idea of … Continue reading →

I decided today to share the colorful beauty that surrounds me by recording only the flora that I pass on the few blocks from the bus to my guest home. Every one of these was taken today along the sidewalk but I … Continue reading →

I spotted this strange Mayan or maybe Olmec relic of the past here today. I have an idea of what it might be. Perhaps some sort of primitive device for speaking with Cha’ac, Kuku’l Kan, Mab El or one of … Continue reading →

Joined to Uxmal by a 5m wide 18 km long pedestrian causeway with a large portal at each end, Kabah is the second largest city in thethe hilly Puuc region. Restoration of the site began in just 2003 and is ongoing. … Continue reading →

After the nearly overwhelming encounter with 100s of vendors selling crap at Chichen Itza, the beauty and tranquility of Uxmal was a welcome respite. Though I was greeted by this in the men’s room: Front and rear views of the … Continue reading →

After visiting Chichen Itza and stopping for lunch we stopped off at the 60m deep cenote Ix Kil and went for a swim. Unlike many of the people there I did not have a water proof camera so my only two … Continue reading →

Since I was a kid reading about it in National Geographic magazine I’ve imagined visiting Chichen Itza. despite the overwhelming number of vendors saying “$1 Mister.” and  “$1 señor” it is as fantastic as I imagined.

The study group’s truck broke downdown so no outing today. That meant dividing the leaves & flowers by species and weighing them. hose are mangrove flowers in the left fore ground and the rest are leaves of various species of … Continue reading →