Valladolid, in Yucatan; a city built by the Spaniards, atop a pre-existing Maya city using the stone from the dismantled buildings that had been erected by the Maya (the Maya tried to revolt a year later but were put down by the Spaniards). Valladolid is named after what was the capital of Spain in the 1500s.
In the photo above, there is a woman sitting on the right in front of the gate of the church. I watched her for some time from the park across the street, and I’m not sure if she was resting, or waiting for the church to open its doors.
The woman is dressed in the local, traditional attire, that was seen on many of the older women in the town. The dress is called a hipil or huipil, or also, terno, and has been worn by the women in this part of Mexico, and parts of Guatemala for generations
Again, this woman caught my eye not only for her dress, but the sadness she seemed to carry. I’ll move on to a few other women to show you more of the dress, and the people in Valladolid who also caught my eye
And to show the contrast between young and older women’s dress
Backing up to one of the younger women in a photo above, this young girl’s hair was being fixed and she was being prepared for something, I’m not sure what, but her cute and carefree spirit came through in her photos.
I’ll be back next time with the Convento Sisal in Valladolid, another part of the town that we paid a visit to.
That last young lady has the loveliest smile 🙂
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She does! Infectious!!
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Beautiful gallery Angeline.Especially of the pretty young girl. The lady outside the church reminded me of the many sad Quechua women in Cuzco.
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Thanks, Madhu. I wonder if they really are sad, or if this is just their countenance. Maybe it’s more a stoic look/attitude.
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Beautiful pics
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Thanks so much, Roland. And thanks for stopping in to comment. Much appreciated.
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You have captured the vibrancy so well Angeline and what a lovely smile the young girl is wearing!
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Thank you. I was going a whole other way with this post, and somehow it evolved to what I posted. This young girl is just so cute, and she was having so much fun.
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The smile on the beauty in the last photo is priceless!
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Thanks, Kathyrn. She captured my heart in that last photo
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Mine too !
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Just love your colorful and real blog Angeline! THANKS for following mine : )
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Thank you so much! And so glad we’ve connected here.
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So am I : )))
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🙂
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Beautiful Angeline. It reminds me so much of Guatemala. 🙂
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Same traditional dresses, right? Thanks!
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Thank you for this tour, Angeline. Beautiful and vivid, with some striking portraits!
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I’m glad you liked it, Paula. Thank you!
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