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Faces of the Interior in Merida, Mexico

Just got back from some traveling to Mexico, and snapped a few of these pictures while I was in Merida, Mexico. One of the largest cities in the Yucatan area. It was a beautiful colonial Mexico city and I had an enjoyable time walking around the Main Plaza and its great cathedrals. The first picture was taken at The Cathedral of San Idelfonso which was erected in 1556, in which stones from Mayan pyramids were used to make the foundation of the church. The first photo was of a homeless man who had camped out in front of the cathedral. It being any city, Merida was not immune from its fair share of homeless and sick. I kept imagining that if the homeless here in America decided to came out in front of churches throughout the nation what would happen and how would people react. That being said, in Merida I was never more surrounded by people trying to sell their hammocks, wood snakes, dancing chickens, hats, and whatever else they could sell. They were good at it too, and being 6ft tall, I stuck out like a sore thumb as a beacon for every peddler all over the place. Despite that, Merida was probably the cleanest city I have seen in Mexico, and would be a place I would go back to visit.

The second photo was from a protest that was taking place in the Main Plaza. I understood the protest as a dispute of work rights in which the governor had taken control of a road or something that a family or business depended. I translated the message and it loosely says:

"Mr. Governor our sources of work have been snatched of our hands by the transport secretary we demanded that give back them to us. Mr. Raymundo has been in charge to say to him to all the old workers of kana(?) that I buy the route to him to the Mrs. Ma. Bright Herrera and who they have you allow and of acuredo those of "transport". The Herrera family has been giving transport service to him to San Pedro for 30 years and that ability that they continue giving the service to this comisaria."

Well you sort of get the point to the issue they had. Appears the government was taking over control of a road with some long term workers loosing their jobs in the process. Another sign mentioned something about 80 years of service.