We wanted to post some photos, but the computer at this internet place doesn{t recognize Kates camera, and it probably will not see mine, either. Also, I cannot get the apostrophe key to work.
Campeche is very picturesque, a big central square and cathedral surrounded by pastel colored houses. There was a concert in the square last night, lots of local girls doing hip-hop dances.
Today we visited an old fort; this port town was attacked by pirates many times, and by President Santayana when the Yucatan briefly seceeded from Mexico. The fort also has a fascinating museumof Mayan culture.
You can walk along the sea front, a very beautiful place to stroll. Tomorrow we plan to visit a biosphere preserve north of town and the Center for the Conervation of Mangroves. Those are a species of tropical tree that thrive in salty estuaries; these forests are very high in biodiversity. Many have been lost to development. I hope to get lots of info.
Oh yes, we found a free exhibit today on the fossils of Mexico. It was very well done and informative. There are lots of very thoughtful and creative people in Mexico!
We{ll try to post some pix tomorrow. Again, if we miss a day or two it probably means we cannot find a cyber cafe. So far this has only been a problem once, but it may occur again.
The weather is lovely here, hope you are all surviving.
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