It seems there are many cities that now have Bicycle Street days on Sundays. When I was living in Caracas (1992-1994) they shut down the "Cota Mil" (thousand meter line) a freeway that skirted the national park El Avila. I believe that it started in Bogota in the 1980s. (Why Latin America? ¿Quien Sabe?) These events are usually characterized as Ciclovías. We have them in Houston!
And, of course, Merida!
We saw this group of "low rider" bikers along the route. They had music that trailer being towed by the fellow on the right.
We were able to rent some bikes that I would characterize as "usable, no brakes" Who needs brakes?
The route was along Paseo de Montejo, which has some great houses on it:
I won't go into the history of Merida (you can do that yourself) except to say that Sisal was the basis for the fortune of Merida. It has been said that around the turn of the 20th century, because of sisal, Merida had more millionaires than any other city. Of course, I have heard this said of Neenah, Wisconsin, Nederland, Colorado, and Waco, Texas as well. So I would say that that with a grain of Celestun salt.
That top mansion now houses the archaeological museum. It has some cool stuff:
You'll notice she is watering the corn with her tears.
All these guys are trying to get into heaven. Note the wings on some!
This is a roulette wheel using different types of pots as the icons! Wow.
Second from the left is Zapata (Tierra y Liberdad!) and the third from the left is Pancho Villa
Chickens are my familiar.
Look at that guy riding a chicken!
The Trojan Horse!
I'll do a different post on the Governor's Mansion by and by.
And, of course, Merida!
The route was along Paseo de Montejo, which has some great houses on it:
I won't go into the history of Merida (you can do that yourself) except to say that Sisal was the basis for the fortune of Merida. It has been said that around the turn of the 20th century, because of sisal, Merida had more millionaires than any other city. Of course, I have heard this said of Neenah, Wisconsin, Nederland, Colorado, and Waco, Texas as well. So I would say that that with a grain of Celestun salt.
That top mansion now houses the archaeological museum. It has some cool stuff:
I'll do a different post on the Governor's Mansion by and by.
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