We were late leaving Calderitas as we hung out talking with Kathe and Colleen in the morning. We got to our place in Conhuas, La Selva restaurant, around 5:30pm and decided to spend the night. Demetria was in "Asamblea", I believe that the whole village is some form of protestant. Her son offered to go and get her but we were tired and said we would see her in the morning. It looks to me like most of the small pueblos along this road, that cuts across the bottom of the Yucatan peninsula, are no longer Catholic. I see very few shrines or Catholic churches and many Assembly of God and other protestant sects. The missionaries have done a lot of work along here and in much of southern Mexico. I'm not sure I like it, the Catholic church has a long history of including indigenous culture in the church and the protestant sects are not as accepting. They require obedience to their tenants and that includes very little of the culture and traditions of the people they convert.

The next morning we talked with her and bought the 6 mini-hammocks she had made for us. They are beautiful, her hammocks are the tightest I have ever seen.

This is a picture of the outdoor shower at Maricasa in Calderitas. I just love it!


Also a picture of a wild papaya on their land.