Jan. 5, 2022:
Looking for something new to do, or a place to go, that’s not on typical tourist agendas?

aka … Where to Go … Fun Places Around Yucatan …
~ where local people specialize in making some fun products ~

Here’s a quick list:
Tikit for the best in guyaberas …

Tixkokob for the best in hamacas (hammocks)

Leffty Caminos, in Merida is the place to go to watch them make the best in hierro artistico & cast aluminum products, Merida, near the Cohete glorieta:
https://metalmexico.net/empresa-camino-rendon-leffty-jose-em-merida-8508 …

X’Mexil*: A little village on the way to Valladolid that specializes in making-forging steel tools … where you can watch them hand-forge steel into axes, hatchets, machetes, etc.  
*X’Mexil: Go to Yokdzonot (west of Chichen on the Libre), turn south to the tourist cenote they have there and keep going until the road ends.

plus … Ticul for superb ceramics and for shoes …

plus … Temozón for superb wood furniture AND FABULOUS cured hams and bacons …

plus … Okutzcab for honey & great citrus fruits…

plus … Santa Helena for honey …

plus … Dzitya for artistic stone-work, stone-statues, etc

plus … Muna for the best in classic Maya ceramics & museum quality art pieces => by the families of Patricia Martin & Rodrigo Martin … 😉

plus Bekal … (Campeche) … for superb ‘Panama’ hats !


and …. ___________ (fill in the blank) … or post a comment below, with your Go-To place!

Cheers!

Happy Trails

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