Neldita
Zapata
Neldita
Zapata
November 1999 Issue
NotTheNews is an irreverent look at life in Merida Yucatan, Mexico; from a neurotic foreigner's point of view.
Last update: November 15, 1999
Happy Thanksgiving to all my U.S. readers...
This Month:
Merida - Capital de la Cultura de las Americas
What culture are we honoring here exactly? Yes it's reheated leftovers from the October issue, but tastes even better the next day, don't you think? And the page now features a POLL, so YOU can VOTE and express YOUR opinion on the matter...
One of the Bastions of Wach Commerce Comes to Town
Tired of Merida's Restaurants - Waiting For Some Inspiration
No, it's not La X'tabay... Merida, Cultural Capital of the Americas, gets DizzyBy the way, down below there's the Link of the Month, that's worth a laugh - have a look!
Back Issues 
If you haven't read about how to throw a party in Merida, how the
CFE manages our electricity, the wonderful service TelMex provides
us, corruption in one local high school (Drama in Real Life Section)
and other goodies, you don't know what you're missing!
Read thebackissues!
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No pay whatsoever but what a great way to show your stuff to the
readers of this drivel! So far the response has been underwhelming to say the least...Nothing new this month, still waiting for Litanka to collaborate...
Link of the MonthEach month, a specially selected and researched link that either stands out for it's humor (!) or it's actually worth a read, usually to do with Merida and/or its environs...
"Yucatan has two types of climate, the warm sub wet, that encompasses 90% of its territory, where the pluvial rainfall and the hosiery temperatures are of 1,150 mm and 26º C. And the warm semi dry, with smaller pluvial rainfall and that corresponds to the band coastal, in the north of the state."
Hosiery temperatures? Are they sticking thermometers in peoples underwear? Now that's tourism promotion! Just translate hosiery back into spanish and you'll see where that came from...
This fine example of excellent translation, and many more like it, can be found at www.tourbymexico.com a true spell-o-phile's paradise.
And if you can't understand all this english, resulting in your getting upset with the author and foreigners in general, try reading the equally critical page on life in Merida written by one of it's more observant inhabitants... the famous X'tabay!
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