Valliodad - Sunday night

Howdy Mexico Fans,

It´s our last night in Valliodad. Much, much nicer place than Chetumal. Beautiful buildings, good food, music. Yesterday we wandered around the town snacking, shopping and taking photos. There´s a cenote right in town here too... Last night there was a hot-rod show in the square. You shouldah seen all the crazy rigs. Bugs with gull-wing doors, in-dash DVD, muchos luzes y pumping base. Pretty fun.

Today we visited the ruins of a Mayan city known as Ek Balam (Black Jaguar). Very interesting stuff. Ate a picnic lunch of smoked pork & tortillas behind the ball court. Did you know that the captain of the winning team was sacrificed? Why, you might ask. It´s because to win was a great honor and due to the ceremonial nature of the game it meant you went straight to heaven, do not pass go, do not collect 2000 pesos. These Maya were very serious about religion.

Tomorrow we head to Merida.

This internet cafe won´t let me upload squat, so no photos for now. Hopefully in a few days.