Mérida has its own versions of the National Enquirer. They
drip with blood and sizzle with sex.
Here in Mérida, our friend Mickey sells several different
newspapers on a street in front of a supermarket where we shop.
Today Mickey yelled when he saw us approaching the market on
our bicycles, “Your photo is in the newspaper.
It is of you leaving a cantina. I saved a copy for you!”
Front page of paper on Tuesday, May 14, 2013:
On the bottom of page 4:
Los “hunukmita” por el calor toman wamas
Al parecer el aumento de calor está motivando a los ijas de
no sólo tomar agua, sino también cebada fermentada, la cual venden en la
“farmacia” pero de los teporochos.
De acuerdo con el director de la Policia Municipal, Guy
Freyre Núñez, esta fin de semana pasado aumentó el número de personas tepas
detenidas.
Entre el viernes y el domingo, hubo poco más de 15
detenciones en total. La mitad de estos fue por conducer hasta las chanclas y
la otra por impertinentes y broncos familiars.
“Normalmente el núnmero de personas que detenidos, los fines
de semana, oscilan entere siete y ocho. A parte, conforme el calor aumente, el
número de personas que ingieren bebidas embriagantes, también “, dijo el
macizo.
Por otra parte, inform los dias nueve, 10 y 11 de Julio
tienen programado realizar cursos de seguridad vial a los agents de la
corporación. “ La intención es que posteriormente se vaya impartiendo el mismo
curso a los vecinos de esta comunidad, especialmente a los que prestan algún
servicio de transporte, come los mototaxis”.
IJAS DE Hunucma constantemente van por la chelas, porque:
hay calor!
Below is a shortened translation of the above article. The article contains many Yucatecan slang words; not
all were literally translated.
Because of the hot
weather, the people of Hunucma drink “wamas” (A “wama” is a quart-sized bottle
of beer}
The increased heat is motivating the people to not only
drink water but to drink fermented barley sold in “pharmacies” (bars).
According to the chief of the municipal police, Guy Freyre
Núñez, this past weekend saw an increase in the number of drunks.
Between Friday and Sunday, there were 15 people
detained. Half of these were for driving
while drunk and the others for disorderly conduct.
Normally the number detained on a weekend ranges from 7 to
8. As the heat increases,
the number of people who drink alcoholic beverages does too," said
the police chief.
Also, the chief said
that July 9, 10, and 11, are scheduled to give road safety courses to police
officers. "The intention is to
then teach the same
course to the residents of this
community, especially those who provide
a shuttle service, such as motorcycle taxis.”
Subtitle of photo.
Sons of Hunucma constantly go for “chelas” (beer), why?
Because of the heat!
A note about the newspaper's photo of John in front of a bar in Hunucma:
Jane snapped the photo of John in
December of 2010 in Santa Elena…not Hunucma.
The newspaper lifted the photo from our blog: view here.
2 comments:
Glad to see you weren't one of the drunks arrested over the weekend!
On another note, I'm moving to Merida next month and shopping for a folding bike. I'm 6'2" 215 lbs. so I'm almost at the limit of the Dahon's. Altho I'm losing weight now after leaving the desk job. I would use the bike to go to the market from Santa Ana and put it in the trunk of the car to go exploring as I've done for 35 years.
I have your two Yucatan books on Kindle and hope to meet up with you one day in Merida.
Bob Caskey
oskeebob@gmail.com
That's amazing, John & Jane!! NIce to have regular newspaper venders, isn't it?!
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