Thursday, May 16, 2013

Yucatan News!



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:

Anonymous said...

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

Alinde said...

That's amazing, John & Jane!! NIce to have regular newspaper venders, isn't it?!