MAVERICK ROVER WORLD. Blog #38 Holidays - Merida, MX (week 1&2) 12/24/2018

Post #38

December 24, 2018


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MEXICO
Merida, Yucatan
(week 1 & 2)

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The Yucatan Peninsula 

encompasses 3 Mexican states, 

Yucatan, Quintana Roo and Campeche

& separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea

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Holidays  in Merida

“árbol de Navidad”

(Christmas tree)

by Roger Allen Mosser

Original colored pencil & graphite on paper,

 drawing inspired by Mayan artwork in the Yucatan 

Wishing you and yours 

the Happiest of Holidays, 

Roger & Ron

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The boys, channeling Holiday lights

at the clothes line

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Cathedral Ildefonso

dressed up for the holidays

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Passing by a neighbor's house, 

shutters open

More neighbors

Coca-Cola trucks

all lit up

Coca-Cola is the other water in Mexico

Dancers from 

Guatemala at the Zocalo

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Mayan Pok Ta Pok 

We watched a Mayan spiritual and cultural ritual and sporting event called Pok Ta Pok.  The street in front of the Cathedral San Ildefonso was shut down for this event.  The event occurs every Saturday night and there are bleaches that overflow with mesmerized locals and travelers from abroad.  There are five players per team who square off divided by an approximate eight foot tall tower device with a hole on top.  The object is to score points by knocking a hard rubber ball of approximately eight inches in diameter thought the hole.  What makes this particularly difficult is that the ball can only be played and advanced by hitting it with their hips.  At times the players dive and or slide onto the payment to advance the ball back and forth between the two teams.  Did I mention that they are scantily attired and their bodies are artfully painted with what could be described as war paint.  The game is very aggressive and entertaining to watch.

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A view from inside the 
Governor's Palace courtyard
looking out at 
Cathedral Ildefonso 

Ron and Mr. Nutcracker

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We had a little snow on our 

4" origami tree last night

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Peace 

on 

Earth

Best Wishes

for 2019

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**next stops

San Diego, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Bozeman, MT

Buenos Aires, AR

December '18 - January '19 MEXICO

*merida(mid)

October - December 2018  MEXICO

*puertovallarta (pvr) 

**October 2018 USA

*portland(pdx)

**September 2018 USA

*losangeles

*palmsprings

*lasvegas(las)

*sandiego(san)

*washingtondc(dca)

*newyorkcity(jfk)

**August 2018  ENGLAND

*highclere

*chester

*manchester(man)

*salford

*liverpool

**July 2018  SCOTLAND

*edinburgh(edi) 

*alloa

*sterling

*standrews

*glasgow(gla)

**July 2018  IRELAND

*dublin(dub)

**July 2018  ENGLAND, UK 

*london(stn)

**April - June 2018  SPAIN

*madrid(mad)

*valencia(vlc)

*barcelona(bcn)

*sitges

*palmademallorca(pmi)

*torrevieja

*puntaprima

*caboroig

*granada

*cartegena

*lazenia

*malaga

*altea

*alicante

**March 2018   USA

*sandiego (san)

*losangeles(lax) 

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Our travels include all of these countries and cities around the world, plus multiple states and cities across the USA

**February 2018  MEXICO

**mexicocity(mex)

**October 2017  HAWAII

**maui(ogg)

**April 2017 PANAMA CANAL CRUISE

**mexico

**guatamala

**panama

**costarica

**curacao

**florida(mia)

**May 2016 DENMARK

**copenhagen(cph)

**April-May 2016 MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE

**italy

**malta

**greece

**turkey

**April-May 2016 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE

**portugal

**gibraltar

**spain

**italy

**September 2014 HAWAII

**kona(koa)

**May2014 FRANCE

**paris(cdl)

**May 2014 ITALY

**venice

**April-May 2014 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE

**canaryislands

**spain

**france

**italy

**June 2013 AFRICA

**tanzania(ark)

**June 2013 NETHERLANDS

**amsterdam(ams)

**October 2011 SPAIN

**barcelona(bcn)

**madrid

**seville

**valencia

**January 2009 MEXICO

**acapulco(aca)

**November 2008 MEXICO

**puertovallarta(pvr)

**October 2007 MEXICO

**cabosanlucas(csl)

**November 2006 ITALY

**rome(fco)

**florence

**pisa

**sienna

**tavernelle

**montepulciano

**November 2006 CANADA

**vancouver(yvr)

**March 2005 MEXICO

**guadalajara(gdl)

**July 2004 ARUBA

**December 2003 CANADA

**whistler

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