Welcome to a blog post that captures highlights from our first visit to Progreso!
Courtesy of Wikipedia…
Progreso is a port city in the Mexican state of Yucatán, located on the Gulf of Mexico in the north-west of the state some 30 minutes north of state capital Mérida (the biggest city on the Yucatán Peninsula) by highway. As of the Mexican census of 2010, Progreso had an official population of 37,369 inhabitants, the sixth largest community in the state in population.
However, to us, Progreso was a place to go for groceries at the Bodega Aurrera, a place for shopping at the Artisan fair or the Mercado Municipal, a place to dine on the Malecón and a place to enjoy just walking on the beach!
Wednesday, February 4 2009
It’s a great experience to sit quietly on the patio in the early morning with a hot cup of coffee and just enjoy looking out over the Gulf of Mexico and listening to the waves rolling up the sandy beach!
After an interesting night on the extremely firm mattress and with the winds whistling through the louvered windows, we decided part of our venture into Progreso would include a quick stop at the Bodega Aurrera to look for pillows!
After driving down Calle 78 almost to the Malecón, we parked and walked over to the Casa de la Cultura to go to the Artisan Market.
Then we walked back a couple of blocks down to the Malecón and decided we needed some bebidas (drinks) and botanas (snacks) at Los Henequenes pub.
We walked onto the beach across from Los Henequenes and picked out a palapa to sit under. Within a few minutes a waiter came to take our orders!
After a great afternoon, we headed back to the Beach house to relax!
Stay tuned for the next blog which follows our trip to the Mayan ruins at Uxmal!
Cheers
-Doug & Elaine
What great memories Doug, thanks for doing this.