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| Mayaland |
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| The traditional Mexican dancers take a break to count the tips they've made |
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| Custom Mexican dress |
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| "Blue Agave The Future of Yucatan" (Tequila Plant Fields) |
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| Young girl selling handmade purses and bracelets on the side of the road |
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| handmade wood carvings |
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| Super Market at Isla Mujeres |
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| Innocence in a state of deep thought He Stole my heart. I wonder what he was thinking. |
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| La Hacienda Mortero - Cancun, Mexico 03/2012 |
I know what you're thinking...What the hell was I thinking, traveling to Mexico amidst the drug wars, kidnappings, and crazy violence going on right now. Well...I was thinking..."Cheap Air Fare & Hotel Rates? WooHoo!" Haha. No, No, I swear I am not as reckless as I sound. I of course did my research before deciding to go on this trip and was sure to stay in the "Safe Zones."
I've always had an obsession with traditional Mexican culture. With my plethora of food allergies, I am the least allergic to Mexican food. Needless to say, it's my favorite. Including my undying love for Tequila. The typical Mexican music is known as Mariachi & Ranchera, which happens to be one of my favorite types of music (i.e. Javier Solis, Lola Beltran, Vicente Fernandez). Not to mention my favorite painter of all time, Frida Kahlo, whom is also from Mexico. Okay I can go on for days, so a long story short, I couldn't pass up on the opportunity to go! Who knows when would be the next time that I could afford this trip?
Now was the time, So be it.
While in Mexico I was tempted to ask the cab driver about his take on the negative turmoil that Mexico seems to be facing right now and how he feels about the way their President is handling it. He seemed a bit surprised at first of what I was asking, but happily engaged in conversation with me regarding the topic. According to him, a lot of the violence and drug wars for the most part were taking place in Northern Mexico (the cities located nearest the United States). Which makes sense being that a lot of the guns being used by these drug trafficking gangs are coming from the U.S. That's the cycle, they provide us with drugs and we provide them with weapons. The gangs, otherwise known as Cartels, in an attempt to dominate one another and take over control have left Mexico in a state of terror,panic, and violence. And the people of Mexico have reason to believe that their President is involved. During his term of presidency, the rate of organized crime, violence, and drug trafficking has only increased.
Mexico is such an amazing, inspiring, and colorful country with so much culture and history. It's sad to hear of the turmoil they are facing right now. We can only pray and hope that things get better for them. I loved every minute of my stay in Mexico, and can't wait to go back. Hopefully I'll be able to further explore the country one day when the chaos has finally ceased.
...More Pictures Soon To Follow...
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