Welcome to this blog post that captures some more highlights from our 2023 Winter in Uaymitun!
First off… some culture for my penultimate post of the season!
Over the years, we have enjoyed many performances of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán (OSY) in the Teatro Peón Contreras, in Mérida Centro. Unfortunately, the theatre suffered a devastating fire on November 3, 2022!
Below are a couple of pictures from our visit in 2017.
Although the State Government has promised to restore the theatre to its glory, that could take quite a long time!
On a more positive note, shortly after our arrival in January, I saw an announcement for an evening concert by the Mérida Big Band at Teatro Armando Manzanero featuring the music of Michael Bublé! So we quickly got tickets to go!
We came in early to visit with Bob & Pat in Mérida and enjoyed a dip in the pool before dinner at La Chaya Maya!
After dinner, we walked down to the square to enjoy the Sunday evening vibe!
Before I continue on, I must take a few minutes to wax eloquent about Mérida! There are probably other downtowns or “Centros” in cities around the world that are as wonderful as Mérida! But I haven’t found one yet!
The Gran Plaza is always alive with activities, music, dancing, tasty treats and wonderful, gracious and friendly people.
Just a block away from the square is the Teatro Armando Manzanero.
It was a fabulous evening!
And now for some history…
We try to make the trip to one of our favourite places every year… Hacienda Yaxcopoil! So please bear with me as I share some pics!
The architecture of this hacienda is very unique!
The flora is also very diverse here! The name Yaxcopoil means “the place of the green alamo trees” in Mayan!
We were able to reacquaint ourselves with Senor Alejandro Quintal Solis, whom has been restoring, by hand, the intricate designs on all of the main house rooms. He has been featured in several previous blog posts from earlier years!
And now for some pics of the interior of the main house…
… and some from the courtyard!
It’s always nice to have a walk through the factory area too!
One of the rooms is now being turned into a bit of a museum with artifacts from the Hacienda and from the nearby Mayan ruins!
I had a short chat with Señor Armando beneath the Laurel Tree. He was able to pass on memories from many decades at Hacienda Yaxcopoil!
We all had another wonderful visit to Hacienda Yaxcopoil!
Well, I think I’ll close out this blog for now! The next one will highlight family, friends and local favs!
Cheers!
Love to all,
Doug & Elaine
A walk down memory lane Doug, we loved this Hacienda as well ( somewhere we went on your recommendation) we also got to see Senor Aliandro at work. Had we not have seen it, we would have never believed it was all done by hand.