October 2000 Issue
NotTheNews is an irreverent look at life in Merida Yucatan, Mexico; from a neurotic foreigner's point of view.
Last update: October 25, 2000
Self Portrait (of whom - you decide) or is it a mirror perhaps. Hmmm. This issue is brimming with reader contributions! The photo was sent in by Bob! ¡Gracias!
Getting really personal...
This Month:
This Month, Mexico Celebrated Columbus' Arrival
A Truly GeoPolitical Diatribe!
Merida's Finest (!)
A List of Must-Visit Eateries by one Mario Madariaga, who calls himself the Radioactive Southern Marmot
The Casual Restaurant Critic visits Tacos, Tortas, Tarros
A Split Personality Restaurant - Is it a Gastronomic Disaster Area or another
Montejo Eyesore?
Driving in Merida - Part Three
Highway Driving Can be Fun
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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!
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Special Features Section:
The GuestBook for NotTheNews... Don't Be Shy!
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Eleven Readers of this Drivel!Yes, there are some pictures here now...
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...Not this time however. In case you have insomnia, and would like to read something that will definitely put you to sleep, click here now...
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!