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Puerto de Progreso

I have been trying to get a pic that shows the impressive size of the 6 km long pier that was built to create a deep water port for the export of sisal in the early and mid 20th c. … Continue reading

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Found yesterday when I went for my first swim here.

I know just the person I’m giving this to.

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Good morning from Chicxulub Pueblo, Yucatán, Mexico

The view out my front door. I wish I could share the avian serenade that woke me about an hour or so ago and yet continues as the day begins.

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My new accommodations

After a fitful new night at the Abrazarse Retreat Healing Center and B&B (during which I only managed 2.5 hrs sleep after moving the too soft mattress to the floor) and discovering the hard way in the middle of the … Continue reading

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A 17th century home renovated

The owner of this home that was numbers built I’m the 1600s invited me in to look around at the renovation. As the blocks on the corner and the door jamb and lintel show, it was not only the Church … Continue reading

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Progreso, Yucatán

My first couple of hours at the coastal town of Progreso were spent randomly walking the 12 blocks from the bus stop to the beautiful (though as I would discover later-unsleepable) Abrazarse Life Retreat Center and B&B.

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My 1st Mexican thrift store

I bought something for my daughter there.

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Parque Aleman

Near where I am living is a wonderful and much used neighborhood park. It has a skate park, a toddler-size amusement park, a large assembly area, and paths where a very much traditional-style ‘promenade’ is carried out every Friday evening. … Continue reading

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A great shop to get your rocks off.

“Onix” is a wonderful store full of carved stone, (jasper, onyx, quartz, etc.) that I pass by on the bus every day on my way to work and on my way home today o decided to drop in. The large … Continue reading

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Superhero, Wrestler, Mr Tiny Japanese Guy?

Maybe all three. Who knows?

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