Ruta Puuc Trip

Lin reminded me that I never posted about our Ruta Convento- Ruta Puuc trip. The highlight for us was Tekax, pronounced tay-KASH. You know how some towns just grab you? This one did that for us. We parked next to this copper roofed gazebo and wandered into the town square.




There we looked through an open door into a large room, which was empty except for a lady dressed in a huipil seated at a card table in a far corner chatting with another huipil clad woman. On the walls were mounted large photos from inside the local grutas (caves). When she asked if we needed help I replied that the photos had caught my attention. She beckoned us in. When we were done admiring the photos, I asked about the building. She explained that it was the tourism office for Tekax and asked if we wanted to sign the guest book. The building had been a private home that the city had restored and was using for offices. She told us to enter the small courtyard and go up the stairs we found there. "Just tell them that tourism sent you". A little puzzled we decided to follow her directions. Upstairs were desks and clerks, when a clerk started to rise from his seat I said "Tourism sent us." He immediately smiled and sat back down, indicating the open door ahead of us.
We stepped out onto a balcony with a view of the entire town.

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When we were telling La Muchacha about our trip, she smiled and informed me that while she grew up in Mérida, she had been born in Tekax.