Piste

We spent one quite night in Piste, near Chichen Itza. True to its name, a huge flagon of beer (six glasses worth) costs abut $2. We ate lime soup and bar-b-que chicken for dinner wiping our plates with the tortillas and soaking up the spicy chili-tomatoe salsa. The flavours were strong and made a welcome change from the limited menu of Cuba.

Piste is a sleepy town where the population is very Mayan. The people are especially short and have the classic features of Mayan sculptures. The babies are really cute because they look like Yoda. In contrast to the open sexuality of Cuba, Mexico is deeply conservative, especially this part. The women wear a long white petticoat with a lace trim at the bottom. On top of this is a white smock dress with embroidery around the neck. This outfit was especiilly designed by the priests to hide all of a woman´s curves.

We are having a quiet day today and are more than ready to stay in one place for a while.