9.Izamal

9.Izamal Day 9-Tour to Izamal, Sisel Factory, Hacienda

Our little remaining group of 5 met for breakfast at 7:30a.m. in the hotel. Gabriel was our van driving guide again today, as he had been yesterday for our Celestun trip. We headed for Izamal, a Mayan city with the current city built among the Mayan ruins. On the way, at 9:20 a.m., we stopped at sisel plant where the fibers were removed from this agave-like plant and dried and made into twine, rope, and handicrafts. In their handicraft store, I bought a dark, dyed basket with lid for $1.50 US, a set of 6 natural colored sisal coasters for $4. Each plant gives two crops per planting and mature in two years. We Sad a bathroom and cold drink stop at a PeMex gas station nearby.

Sisel plantation, where the need for a railroad network in Mexico began.	Conveyor belt taking sisel into plant.
	The fibers in sisel.

A quick handed factory worker made us some twine.	Sisel products.
Sisel products.

At 10:25 a.m. we arrived in Izamal. We toured the gigantic church, built on a Mayan pyramid, then drove to the nearby oldest Mayan Pyramid. Two doors down was our lunch stop. At l pm we left Izamal and started back to Merida. At 2 pm we stopped and toured the 1683 Hacienda Teya, which has been restored to a hotel, restaurant, and event center.


Lovers Seat

Day 10-Farewell Mexico, Hello Los Angeles.

Volcanos approaching Mexico City.

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