Zih All You Can

After several days without water today was our lucky day. Our plants, noses and dirty clothes are loving it.

If you want to enjoy some culture from Chiapas come on down to Plaza del Artista where today and tomorrow from 3 to 8pm artisans and Mayan dancers will be present. The dancers are very good, and I hope you'll tip them if you can after their performance. The handcrafts and other products they have for sale include clothing, mezcal and coffee as well as jewelry, pillow covers and confections. Some really nice things at great prices. I wish I had been informed about their coming, and even though I heard them Sunday evening I thought they were just some of our local Aztec dancers. But last night Lupita and I enjoyed their show even though there were hardly any people there. A real shame. The dancers and vendors I met were mostly bilingual and they are happy to explain their products and aspects of the Mayan culture to you. Some of the dance costumes make you feel like you watching a ceremony from over 500 years ago. I highly recommend this cultural event.

Looks like the cavalry has arrived! I feel safer already! Though I wanted to throw a rock at a loud foul-mouthed transvestite who woke us all up at 6am walking down the street with his friends shouting instead of talking in normal tones. ¡Uff!

The love in those eyes says it all! Thank you for the donated glasses!

The sun gets bright fast in the mornings at our latitude. Even though the States already switched to Daylight Savings Time, except for certain municipios along the border, Mexico remains on its standard time until April 7.