Dzemul town hall.
This woman wearing traditional Yucatecan clothing was on her way to buy some fresh meat from the market. Most of the older women we saw were dressed in this type of dress.
On the road to X’combo, we found a locked gate that denied us entry to the Mayan ruins. Realising that we had to wait until later in the morning, we decided to visit the next village to the south which had an old 16th century cathedral still in operation.
At the meat market, strips of meat hung from hooks above the counters.
Arriving in the town, it was still too early for visiting the cathedral so we decided on a walking tour of the village while waiting.
Busy at work even though it is only 7:30 in the morning.
Once we finished walking around the square we decided to head into the village to see how and where the people lived.
A typical home along the back lanes and central streets.
Since we were inland we didn’t expect to see a fishing culture.
A young man proudly showing me his trophy set of antlers from a fairly recent hunt.
Combi (taxi) drivers sitting in the town square waiting until enough people decided they wanted to travel to a different town.
Though the houses do not look very sturdy, they do look super cool. It would be neat to have a roof that looks like hair. The meat market grosses me out a bit as all I can think about is how they keep the meat cool so it doesn’t start to stink and go bad but it is what it is.
They are probably more than sturdy enough for this area as it is away from the sea and the storms. Besides, if the roof blows away, it is easy to replace. Different expectations when you don’t have much money to work with. As for the meat, it didn’t stink. They had coolers and only hang out a bit of the stock when there are customers wanting to check out the offerings.