Daria, I have been to Merida two times, once with my partner Jim in 1975, where we were accosted by the police for suspicion of being druggies (we were Hippies) and then had to leave Mexico shorter than our original visa.
I have that account written and in jpg form, but can't attach those here. You got an e-mail address? Send it to roboyte@att.net and I can send that narrative of my first trip to Merida & thru Mexico to Guatemala. My second trip was with my wife Brenda & stepdaughter who seemed to be the only black ppl in Merida in 1981 by the stares we got. Brenda could handle it but the 13-year-old girl was self-conscious & only wanted to stay in the hotel. But, we dragged her around and to the ruins at Chichen & Uxmal.
Rob, I remember you telling a little about your Mérida adventures several months ago. There are still very few Black people in Mérida, I know 2, both expats, one from the US and one from England. There has been a little bit written recently about Afro-Mexicans, I'll have to dig around to find it but will post when I do. I am a much bigger fan of Uxmal. Chichen has turned into a zoo with so called artisans selling junk within the site.
I will e mail you so you can send your account. Thx.
Truth.
Daria, I have been to Merida two times, once with my partner Jim in 1975, where we were accosted by the police for suspicion of being druggies (we were Hippies) and then had to leave Mexico shorter than our original visa.
I have that account written and in jpg form, but can't attach those here. You got an e-mail address? Send it to roboyte@att.net and I can send that narrative of my first trip to Merida & thru Mexico to Guatemala. My second trip was with my wife Brenda & stepdaughter who seemed to be the only black ppl in Merida in 1981 by the stares we got. Brenda could handle it but the 13-year-old girl was self-conscious & only wanted to stay in the hotel. But, we dragged her around and to the ruins at Chichen & Uxmal.
Rob, I remember you telling a little about your Mérida adventures several months ago. There are still very few Black people in Mérida, I know 2, both expats, one from the US and one from England. There has been a little bit written recently about Afro-Mexicans, I'll have to dig around to find it but will post when I do. I am a much bigger fan of Uxmal. Chichen has turned into a zoo with so called artisans selling junk within the site.
I will e mail you so you can send your account. Thx.